over the top
adverb
• to an excessive or exaggerated degree.
• "some performances go over the top"
• over the parapet of a trench and into battle.
• "I'll be in the trench with you chaps when you go over the top"
over the top
adjective
• excessive or exaggerated.
• "failed, over-the-top attempts at humour"
Similar:
excessive,
immoderate,
inordinate,
extreme,
over the limit,
exaggerated,
extravagant,
overblown,
overripe,
too much,
unreasonable,
needless,
disproportionate,
undue,
unwarranted,
uncalled for,
unnecessary,
going too far,
a bit much,
OTT,
up top
• in the brain (with reference to intelligence).
• "a man with nothing much up top"
