"think too much" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thinks too much [present, singular, third-person], thinking too much [participle, present], thought too much [participle, past], thought too much [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|think<,,thought> too much}} think too much (third-person singular simple present thinks too much, present participle thinking too much, simple past and past participle thought too much)
  1. (colloquial, Hong Kong) To think over a problem in a complex way where the solution is simple. Tags: Hong-Kong, colloquial
    Sense id: en-think_too_much-en-verb-fEVo0CJX Categories (other): Hong Kong English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
  2. (colloquial, Hong Kong, not standard, humorous) To associate something with a taboo topic such as sex and profanity. Tags: Hong-Kong, colloquial, humorous
    Sense id: en-think_too_much-en-verb-E86Yx-qE Categories (other): Hong Kong English
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        "(colloquial, Hong Kong) To think over a problem in a complex way where the solution is simple."
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