excessive, exaggerated
too extreme, overdone
beyond normal, acceptable or reasonable limits
The politician was over the top with his speech. Everything he said was exaggerated.
The company had gone over the top with its projections of growth in the current year.
The arrangements for the party was way over the top.
He went over the top with the numbers in his report.
He has a habit if going over the top whenever he is out with his friends.
The way the media covered the celebrity wedding was way over the top.
The talk was supposed to be motivating, but the promises made were over the top and sounded insincere.
In his quest to build a business empire, he went over the top with his borrowings and finally collapsed when the markets were tough.
There is no origin for this idiom
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