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Phrase: Go too far
You may not want to admit this, but we all have limits, including you.
Conventional thinking tells us we are supposed to push our boundaries to excel.
I believe in that wholeheartedly.
Also, I think that there is such a thing as going too far.
This little phrase here has two possible meanings.
First, it could mean exceeding what is acceptable or reasonable.
The second meaning is to do something that annoys someone.
It’s also possible to do both at the same time.
To go too far could mean to exceed what is acceptable or reasonable.
The second meaning is to do something that annoys someone.
On the bright side, if it’s intentional, you could call it killing two birds with one stone.
I will leave that thought there for safety’s sake.
Some of you may view doing something intentionally to annoy someone going too far.
Anyways, here’s an example of going too far.
Friday was Valentine’s Day.
My wife gave me chocolates because she knows I L-O-V-E chocolate and am what you could call a chocoholic.
If there is chocolate in the house, I will eat it.
I cannot resist.
Well, I went too far yesterday and ate the whole container full.
To be honest, I felt a little sick.
My wife said she couldn’t believe I ate everything, but in my defence, she must have known she was tempting fate.
If, after 20 years of marriage, she doesn’t know I have a weakness for chocolate, then all is lost.
I think she went too far by giving me all those chocolates, which caused me to go too far and eat them.
The result was my diet was shot to pieces, I felt sick, and she was annoyed.
All-in-all, it was a pretty successful Valentine’s Day for an almost middle-aged married couple.
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