Overreach
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The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe ofthe hind foot; -- said of horses.
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Whilst facilitating a public toilet, one reaches around or back too far when attempting to clean and ends up dunking either your entire hand or just your knuckles in the toilet water.
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to fail by trying to achieve, spend, or do more than you can manage:
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beat through cleverness and wit
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fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
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To defeat ones own purpose by trying to do too much or by trying too hard or with excessive eagerness; -- used reflexively; as, the candidate overreached himself by trying to plant false rumors, which backfired/
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To reach above or beyond in any direction.
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A horse is said to over-reach, when he brings his hinder feet too far forwards, and strikes his toes against his fore shoes. Farr. Dict.
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