Overextend (Verb)
Meaning
Strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- She overextended herself by taking on multiple projects at the same time and eventually burned out.
- The athlete overextended his knee during the final sprint and had to be carried off the field.
- The company overextended its resources by attempting to expand into multiple new markets simultaneously.
- He overextended himself financially by buying a house that was beyond his budget.
- The student overextended herself by trying to participate in every extracurricular activity offered at the school.