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   over the top

   adverb

   • 1. to an excessive or exaggerated degree: informal "some performances go over the top"
   • 2. over the parapet of a trench and into battle: historical "I'll be in the trench with you chaps when you go over the top"

   adjective

   • 1. excessive or exaggerated: "failed, over-the-top attempts at humour"

   Word Origin 1915: originally with reference to trench warfare in the First World War.

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