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go to extremes
verb as in burn the candle at both ends
verb as in exaggerate
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Under this pressure, some women go to extremes to realise their dream of motherhood.
But metal can also go to extremes in other directions, as with glacially paced doom bands.
It’s hard to know definitively why Camilla decided to go to extremes; her reasons died with her in the shootout.
Sharp: People sometimes think she's just gonna do Karen Walker every time, and she's like, "No, no, no. That's the reason why I did Karen Walker, because I always like to take a big swing and go to extremes."
That’s no less true when optimism and pessimism go to extremes, as they often do.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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