overstep
o‧ver‧step /ˌəʊvəˈstep $ ˌoʊvər-/
verb (past tense and past participle overstepped, present participle overstepping) [transitive]
1. overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries to do something that is not acceptable or allowed:
He has overstepped the bounds of acceptable behaviour.
2. overstep the mark to offend someone by doing or saying things that you should not do or say:
She overstepped the mark and lost her job.
o‧ver‧step /ˌəʊvəˈstep $ ˌoʊvər-/
verb (past tense and past participle overstepped, present participle overstepping) [transitive]1. overstep the limits/bounds/boundaries to do something that is not acceptable or allowed:
2. overstep the mark to offend someone by doing or saying things that you should not do or say: