Usually means: Exceeding reasonable or safe limits.
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  1. a bridge too far: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. a bridge too far: Wiktionary
  3. A Bridge Too Far (book), A Bridge Too Far (film), A Bridge Too Far (novel), A Bridge Too Far, A bridge too far: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. a bridge too far: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.

Similar:
overreach, overreachingness, overgoing, reach, overstretch, overdaring, overreacher, overstride, heavy lift, overextension, more...

Opposite:
reachable, attainable, feasible, within reach

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Similar:
overreach, overreachingness, overgoing, reach, overstretch, overdaring, overreacher, overstride, heavy lift, overextension, more...

Opposite:
reachable, attainable, feasible, within reach



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