(-pp-) [VN] to go beyond what is normal or allowed:
to overstep your authority * He tends to overstep the boundaries of good taste.
IDIOMS
overstep the mark / line to behave in a way that people think is not acceptable:
She realized she had overstepped the mark and quickly apologized.
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Is overstep a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, overstep is tagged as verb.
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