overstep the line in English

Forms: oversteps the line [present, singular, third-person], overstepping the line [participle, present], overstepped the line [participle, past], overstepped the line [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|++*}} overstep the line (third-person singular simple present oversteps the line, present participle overstepping the line, simple past and past participle overstepped the line)

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          "ref": "2006, Alex Turner (lyrics and music), “A Certain Romance”, in Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, performed by Arctic Monkeys",
          "text": "And they might overstep the line / But you just cannot get angry in the same way",
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    {
      "form": "oversteps the line",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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"overstep the line" meaning in English

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