CARRY / TAKE STH TOO FAR

Meaning of CARRY / TAKE STH TOO FAR in English

to continue doing sth beyond reasonable limits

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAR — I. ˈfär, ˈfȧ(r adverb ( far·ther ˈfärthər, ˈfȧthə(r ; or fur·ther ˈfərthər, ˈfə̄thə(r, ˈfəithə(r, in southern US often ˈfəthə(r or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARRY — I. ˈkarē, -i also -er- verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English carien, from Old North French carier to transport …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (|)tü adverb Etymology: Middle English to, too, from Old English tō to, too — more at to 1. : in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too …
Английский словарь Webster
TOO — ( adv. ) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOO — /tooh/ , adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAR — — farness , n. /fahr/ , adv., adj., farther or further, farthest or furthest . adv. 1. at or to …
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CARRY — — carriable, carryable , adj. /kar"ee/ , v. , carried, carrying , n. , pl. carries . v.t. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAR — I. ˈfär adverb ( far·ther -thər ; or fur·ther ˈfər- ; far·thest or fur·thest -thəst) Etymology: Middle English fer, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CARRY — I. ˈka-rē, ˈker-ē verb ( car·ried ; car·ry·ing ) Etymology: Middle English carien, from Anglo-French carier to transport, from carre …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adv likewise; also; in addition. 2. too ·adv over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
FAR — noun a young pig, or a litter of pigs. 2. far ·adv in great part; as, the day is far …
Webster English vocab
CARRY — vi to act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and carry. 2. carry ·vt to get possession …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOO — / tuː; NAmE / adverb 1. used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAR — / fɑː(r); NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb ( far·ther , far·thest or fur·ther , fur·thest ) DISTANCE 1. …
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CARRY — / ˈkæri; NAmE / verb ( car·ries , carry·ing , car·ried , car·ried ) TAKE WITH YOU 1. [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO — too S1 W1 /tuː/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: to 'to, too' ] 1 . [+ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAR — I. far 1 S1 W1 /fɑː $ fɑːr/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative farther /ˈfɑːðə $ ˈfɑːrðər/ or further /ˈfɜːðə …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CARRY — I. car ‧ ry 1 S1 W1 /ˈkæri/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle carried , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) --adv. 1 at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CARRY — v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. support or hold up, esp. while moving. 2 tr. convey with one …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) adv. 1 at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CARRY — v. & n. v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. support or hold up, esp. while moving. 2 tr. convey with one …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOO — adv.1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful for …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) --adv. 1. at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Oxford English vocab
CARRY — v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1. tr. support or hold up, esp. while moving. 2 tr. convey with one …
Oxford English vocab
TOO — I. ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING /tu:/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Far' has two comparatives, 'farther' and …
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CARRY — ( carries, carrying, carried) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a further announcement ▪ A further announcement will be made in the near future. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CARRY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a convoy carries sth ▪ The military convoy was carrying supplies to a NATO …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOO — (MORE) [adverb] [not gradable] - more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enoughYou're too fat.I can't …
Cambridge English vocab
FAR — [adjective]"Let's walk back." "Is it far (= very distant), because my feet are hurting?"The children ran to the far (= …
Cambridge English vocab
TOO — Synonyms and related words : above, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAR — Synonyms and related words : abase, afar, afar off, apart, asunder, at a distance, away, by far, considerably, distal, distant, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAR — See: AS FAR AS or SO FAR AS, SO FAR also THUS PAR, BY FAR, FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO …
Slang English vocab
FAR — adj. by far far and away far and near far and wide far flung far gone far off far out …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOO — See ↑ AND/ALSO 1, ↑ TOO/TOO MUCH 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ about time too • ↑ be too big/small • …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
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FAR — INDEX: 1. a long distance 2. when something you can see or hear is far away 3. far away from …
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FAR — See ↑ FAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be few and far between • ↑ go too far/take sth too far …
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CARRY — INDEX: 1. to carry something or someone 2. carrying a lot of things 3. to regularly carry something in your …
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TOO — adv. 25B6; adverb invasion would be too risky : EXCESSIVELY, overly, over, unduly, immoderately, inordinately, unreasonably, extremely, very; informal too-too. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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FAR — adj. 25B6; adverb we are far from the palace : A LONG WAY, a great distance, a good way; afar. …
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