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English

1. (adjective) to do something over the limit; to go too far; to give too much; to overdo something
2. to go beyond expectations; to overdo something; to "go too far"; to do something to excess

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 超出預期嘅程度、範圍，過份咗

Examples

• 醒過龍

  too (worldly-)wise; smartass

• 好心過龍

  to have a bad outcome out of a good intention

• 眼大睇過龍

  to overlook something obvious

• 哎呀，瞓過龍啊！

  Oh gosh, (I) overslept!

• 吹水吹到過晒龍，差啲遲大到！

  I chitchatted with others too much, I was almost pretty late!

• 火力唔好過龍，唔係就會煮燶。

  The heat power should not be too high. Otherwise it will be over-burnt.

• 我上個星期五瞓過龍，差啲遲到。

  I overslept last Friday, so I was almost late.

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• 我哋係咪應該反省下，我哋噉做究竟係咪過咗龍呢？

  Should we think twice about whether we really did too far?