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overstep

 
 
/ˌəʊvəˈstep/ verb (present participle overstepping, past tense and past participle overstepped)

Translation

overstep the mark to behave in a way that is not allowed or not acceptable
haddini aşmak, sınırı/haddini aşmak, ölçüyü kaçırmak
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(Definition of overstep verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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