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English

* over-the-top

Inter: en-adj » head=over the top

Inter: idiomati » c Bold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; outrageous.

: He has always had an independent style, but dont you think purple spiky hair is a bit over the top?''
2007, Bruce Jenkins, "The Chronicle Sports Columnist Blog," San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Aug,
: Myers went over the top in the clubhouse, berating a reporter who questioned Myers' terminology.
Usage notes
* Over the top occurs only following a copula as the object of a sentence, as above, whereas

Over-the-top is used where the adjective occurs before the word it modifies, as

: He gave an over-the-top performance.

* Inter: sense » bold, excessive, outrageous exaggerated, OTT

Inter: trans-top » beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; excessive; exaggerated

Czech: Inter: t- » cs|přehnaný

German: Inter: t+ » de|übertrieben, Inter: t- » de|zu viel des Guten

Macedonian: Inter: t- » mk|претеран|m|tr=préteran

Inter: trans-mi » d

Portuguese: Inter: t- » pt|acima do limite (normal), Inter: t+ » pt|excessivo, Inter: t- » pt|em excesso, Inter: t+ » pt|exagerado
Spanish: Inter: t- » es|subido de tono|m
Turkish: Inter: t+ » tr|aşırı, Inter: t- » tr|fazladan, Inter: t+ » tr|haddinden fazla

Inter: trans-botto » m

Inter: en-adv » head=over the top

Inter: context » from World War One Over the parapet of a trench, especially at the start of a futile attack.

: The men were sent over the top to their certain death.
References
* "over the top" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Translation: et » over the top
Translation: fr » over the top
Translation: io » over the top
Translation: my » over the top