OVER THE TOP

Meaning of OVER THE TOP in English

too much, exaggerated

His interpretation of Hamlet was over the top. Hamlet is a tragic figure, not a comic figure.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

OVER THE TOP — phrasal beyond the bounds of what is expected, usual, normal, or appropriate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVER-THE-TOP — adjective Date: 1984 extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVER THE TOP — I. adverb (or adjective) 1. : over the front of a trench in attacking 2. : over the assigned goal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVER-THE-TOP — ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase over the top : extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVER THE TOP — higher than the lid, over the cover
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OVER THE TOP — : beyond the bounds of what is expected, usual, normal, or appropriate
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER-THE-TOP — Date: 1984 : extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous an over-the-top performance
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER-THE-TOP — Function: adjective Date: 1984 : extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous <an over-the-top performance>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OVER THE TOP — beyond the bounds of what is expected, usual, normal, or appropriate
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OVER THE TOP — 1》 informal, chiefly Brit. to an excessive or exaggerated degree. 2》 chiefly historical over the parapet of a trench and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OVER-THE-TOP — [over-the-top] adj (1985): extremely or excessively flamboyant or outrageous "an ~ performance"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER-THE-TOP — over-the-top BrE AmE ˌəʊv ə ðə ˈtɒp ◂ AmE \ ˌoʊv ə r ðə ˈtɑːp ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVER THE TOP — ( abbr. OTT ) ( informal , especially BrE ) done to an exaggerated degree and with too much effort …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER-THE-TOP — ˌover-the-ˈtop BrE AmE adjective British English informal ( abbreviation OTT ) remarks, behaviour etc that are over-the-top are so extreme …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER-THE-TOP — see top
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER-THE-TOP — see top
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVER-THE-TOP — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ She specializes in over-the-top satirical comedy. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All too often supposedly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVER THE TOP — Phrs. Extremely exaggerated, outrageous, beyond a joke. Cf. O.T.T. {Informal}.
Slang English vocab
OVER THE TOP — See ↑ TOO/TOO MUCH 3
Longman Activator English vocab
OVER THE TOP — (informal) EXCESSIVE, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, exaggerated, extravagant, overblown, too much, unreasonable, disproportionate, undue, unwarranted, uncalled for, unnecessary, going too far; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER THE TOP — {adv. phr.} 1. Out of the trenches and against the enemy. * /The plan was to spend the night in …
Словарь английских идиом
OVER THE TOP — adv. phr. 1. Out of the trenches and against the enemy. The plan was to spend the night in the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
OVER THE TOP — Изо всех сил
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OVER THE TOP — 1. прил. ; разг. ; сокр. OTT чрезмерный, непомерный, необоснованный over-the-top self-righteousness — невероятный апломб; непомерное ханжество over-the-top policing — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OVER THE TOP — 1. прил.; разг.; сокр. OTT чрезмерный, непомерный, необоснованный over-the-top self-righteousness — невероятный апломб; непомерное ханжество over-the-top policing — чрезмерное внимание полиции (к митингу …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOP — I. ˈtäp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English top, toppe, from Old English top; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOP — top 1 /top/ , n., adj., v., topped, topping . n. 1. the highest or loftiest point or part of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOP — I. ˈtäp noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zopf tip, tuft of hair Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
TOP — [top] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG zopf tip, tuft of hair] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the highest …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOP — I. top 1 S1 W2 /tɒp $ tɑːp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ top , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOP — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the highest point or part (the top of the house). 2 a the highest …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOP — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the highest point or part (the top of the house). 2 a the highest …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOP — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the highest point or part (the top of the house). 2 a the …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOP — ( tops, topping, topped) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The top …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVER — adj. run over run through or over all over bend over blanch over boil over bowl over check over come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVER — I. adverb 1. from one point to another across intervening space sailed over to the island Synonyms: across, athwart, beyond, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOP — INDEX: 1. the top part of something 2. at the top of something 3. when something is nearest the top …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOP — See ↑ BEST 1, ↑ MOST 3, ↑ POSITION/RANK 4, ↑ SURFACE 1, ↑ TOP 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at …
Longman Activator English vocab
OVER — See ↑ ABOVE 1, ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ DURING 1, ↑ MORE 2, ↑ ON/ON TOP OF 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOP — n. 25B6; noun the top of the cliff : SUMMIT, peak, pinnacle, crest, crown, brow, head, tip, apex, vertex. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — adj. 25B6; preposition there will be cloud over most of the country : ABOVE, on top of, higher (up) than, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — prep. 1 above, on, upon, on top of, atop (of) She spread a tarpaulin over the boat to protect it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OVER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на движение или нахождение над каким-л. предметом над, выше a flight over the sea ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOP — top.ogg _I 1. tɒp n 1. верхушка; вершина; макушка the top of a mountain - вершина горы the top of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OVER — over.ogg 1. ʹəʋvə n 1. излишек, избыток 2. приплата 3. воен. перелёт ( снаряда ) 4. спорт. серия бросков ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOP — 1) верх; вершина; верхушка; верхняя поверхность; верхняя часть 2) горн. кровля 3) метал. колошник 4) метал. прибыльная надставка 5) гребень …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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