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Example sentences from the Web for over the topWe prefer to wave away the warning signs; like The Interview, Mulholland Drive was comfortably downplayed as over-the-top satire. Pyongyang Shuffle: Hollywood In Dead Panic Over Sony Hack|James Poulos|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Hollywood and over-the-top nuptials were a rare bit of good news for the world—and even for the striking workers of Venice. An Affair to Remember for George and Amal|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST A giant, over-the-top mess of contradictions and giddiness and mistakes and something weirdly pure and divine. How to Stomach a Hot Dog Eating Contest|Robert Silverman|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Well, this is over-the-top fake crying, so I was not actually crying, I have to admit. Kate McKinnon Is the Crazy Girlfriend You’ve Always Wanted|Kevin Fallon|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
1Surpassing a goal or quota, as in The new salesmen are excellent; they were over the top within the first six months. [Mid-1900s] 2Over the parapet of a military trench, as in The lieutenant sent fresh troops over the top. This usage dates from World War I. 3Extreme, outrageous, as in This comedian's style goes over the top. [Slang; late 1900s] Words nearby over the topover the edge, over the hill, over the hump, “Over There”, over-the-road, over the top, overthink, overthrow, overthrust, overthrust belt, overtime The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to over the topexaggerated, outrageous, excessive, extraordinary, overblown, overdone |