OVERDO
VERBS
► BUST A GUT to overdo anything → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► BUST ONE’S BOILER to overdo anything → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► CUT IT FAT to overdo something; to go too far → 1838 Amer. dial.
► CUT IT TOO FAT to ‘come it strong’; to overdo a thing → 1836 sl.