go over-board

go o·ver-board

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Definitions of go over-board words

adverb go over-board over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard. 1
idioms go over-board go overboard, to go to extremes, especially in regard to approval or disapproval of a person or thing: I think the critics went overboard in panning that new show. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English over bord, Old English ofer bord. See over, board

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".