overextend
1 verb overstretch (leg etc) TRANSITIVEsín rófhadaróshínshe overextended her leg shín sí a cos amach rófhada 2 verb make excessive demands on TRANSITIVEan iomarca a bhaint asan iomarca a iarraidh arbarraíocht a bhaint asbarraíocht a iarraidh arwe don't want to overextend our resources ní mian linn barraíocht brú a chur ar ár n-acmhainníthey've overextended their troops tá siad ag iarraidh an iomarca ar a gcuid trúpaíShow full entry
3 verb take too much on (oneself) TRANSITIVEtéigh thar d'acmhainntú féin a chur thar d'acmhainnthe general has overextended himself tá an ginearál tar éis dul thar a acmhainn, tá an ginearál tar éis é féin a chur thar a acmhainn 4 verb FIN take on too much debt TRANSITIVEtéigh thar d'acmhainnmy creditors have overextended themselves tá mo chreidiúnaithe imithe thar a n-acmhainn