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gå over streken

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

overskride grensen for det tillatelige;
gå for vidt
to exceed the limits of what is permissible;
to go too far
see:Se: strekline, stroke · prank, stunt Eng. phraseto cross the line
  • det er greit å være uenig, men personangrep er å gå over streken it's fine to disagree, but personal attacks cross the line
  • mest kommer han med godlynte artigheter, men innimellom går han også over streken mostly he comes out with good-natured jokes, but now and then he oversteps the mark