overdoo‧ver‧do /ˌəʊvəˈduː $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense overdid /-ˈdɪd/, past participle overdone /-ˈdʌn/, third person singular overdoes /-ˈdʌz/) [transitive] 
Analysts believe that worries about the economy are overdone. Use a few drawings and photographs, but don’t overdo it.2overdo it to work too hard or be too active so that you become tired: You mustn’t overdo it – if you're tired, just sit down and start again.3to use too much of something: I think I overdid the salt.
VERB TABLE
overdo
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | overdo |
| he, she, it | overdoes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overdid |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overdone |
| he, she, it | has overdone | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overdone |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overdo |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overdone |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am overdoing |
| he, she, it | is overdoing | |
| you, we, they | are overdoing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was overdoing |
| you, we, they | were overdoing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overdoing |
| he, she, it | has been overdoing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overdoing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overdoing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overdoing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Don't overdo the praise. She wasn't that good.
- Autumnal eyes are bold, obvious, slightly overdone, in deep, dark colors.
- Big and bold or overdone, take your pick.
- He thinks that he probably overdid it in the gym tonight.
- Most colors are still around, but perhaps not in the combinations that were overdone in the recent past.
- Most media release paper is designed to attract attention and if this is not overdone it is a sensible idea.
- The big firms reckon that this pessimism is overdone.
- There is now practically no danger, as there once was, of players overdoing vibrato.
- This line is so overdone it sounds completely insincere.
Longman Language Activatorto work too hard
someone who is overworked has too much work to do: · Teachers often complain that they are overworked and underpaid.· I'd been six months without any holiday, and I was tired and overworked.
informal to work so hard that you become ill: · The doctor told me to relax and not overdo it.· The President's advisers are worried that he might have been overdoing it lately.
to force yourself to work too hard, especially because you want very much to be successful: · You should slow down. You're pushing yourself too hard.· It's no wonder that she had a nervous breakdown -- she's been driving herself too hard for months.
informal to force yourself to work very hard, so that you become extremely tired or ill: · It's good to work hard. But don't drive yourself into the ground.· By the time the great day arrived, I'd worked myself into the ground making sure everything would be just right.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Use a few drawings and photographs, but don’t overdo it.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
Use a few drawings and photographs, but don’t overdo it.· He thinks that he probably overdid it in the gym tonight.· He apparently thought the Corinthians were overdoing it.· I guess I was eating too much, but I didn't think I was overdoing it.· I will try to simplify the argument - and give my apologies to those who think I have overdone it.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- I think Trudy has overdone it with all the lace and frills in her bedroom.
- She's been overdoing it lately.
- The doctor told me to relax and not overdo it.
- The President's advisers are worried that he might have been overdoing it lately.
- The tour guide managed to be funny and informative, without overdoing it.
- You need more exercise, but be careful not to overdo it.
- And this chap said we might well be sorry for Connie, but not to overdo it.
- At times, you may overdo it.
- Don't overdo it though - the flipside of stress is boredom, stagnation and low self-esteem.
- Even ten kinds is probably overdoing it.
- He thinks that he probably overdid it in the gym tonight.
- If your skin tingles or feels hot and itchy, the chances are you've overdone it.
- This line is so overdone it sounds completely insincere.
- You must be careful not to overdo it on the beach however, because the nightlife in Malia is simply explosive.
WORD FAMILYverbdooutdooverdoredoundonoundeed ≠ misdeeddodoingadjectivedoneoverdoneundone
1to do something more than is suitable or natural: Analysts believe that worries about the economy are overdone. Use a few drawings and photographs, but don’t overdo it.2overdo it to work too hard or be too active so that you become tired: You mustn’t overdo it – if you're tired, just sit down and start again.3to use too much of something: I think I overdid the salt.