“To go too far” in Japanese
Short answer
To go too far in Japanese is “行き過ぎる” (yukisugiru). Full meaning: to go too far, to go past; to go to extremes, to overdo it.
Other ways to say “To go too far” in Japanese
言い過ごす
iisugosu to talk or say too much, to go too far, to overstate, to exaggerate
度を越す
dowokosu to go too far
度を過ごす
dowosugosu to go too far, to go to excess
程を過ごす
hodowosugosu to go too far, to break bounds
度を過ぎる
dowosugiru to go too far, to go to excess
度が過ぎる
dogasugiru to go too far, to go to excess, to carry too far
程がある
hodogaaru to have a limit, to go too far (e.g. joke)
やり過ぎる
yarisugiru to overdo, to go too far, to go to excess
度を超える
dowokoeru to overstep the mark, to go too far, to overdo it
言い過ぎる
iisugiru to talk or say too much, to go too far, to overstate, to exaggerate
口が過ぎる
kuchigasugiru to say something better left unsaid, to go too far (by saying something rude)
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