How is the phrase zu weit gehen translated from German to English

English translation
cross the line
phrase

Über das hinausgehen, was noch akzeptabel ist.

To go past what is acceptable.

Examples with “zu weit gehen”

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  • Dieser Witz ging zu weit. — That joke crossed the line.

  • Er ist zu weit gegangen und weiß das. — He crossed the line and he knows it.

  • Es gibt Necken, und es gibt zu weit gehen. — There's teasing, and then there's crossing the line.

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