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over the top
too extreme or excessive
If something is over the top, it is much more extreme or excessive than necessary.
Hear it in real life
Did you enjoy the surprise?
Yes, but the fireworks were slightly over the top.
The decorations were a bit over the top for such a small birthday party.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Buying three cameras for one trip was over ‸ top.
Say: Buying three cameras for one trip was over the top.
This phrase needs the article “the” before “top.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
be over the top; go over the top
Your turn: say it out loud
The decorations were a bit over the top for such a small birthday party.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
over the top
too extreme or excessive
“The decorations were a bit over the top for such a small birthday party.”
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