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I did that all the more, if I may say so, because I was aware of the fact that there is an inclination to go to extremes in German people, and in the German character generally.
Fritz Sauckel

Meaning of "to go to extremes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TO GO TO EXTREMES

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WHAT DOES TO GO TO EXTREMES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of to go to extremes in the English dictionary

The definition of to go to extremes in the dictionary is to overdo things; act excessively.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TO GO TO EXTREMES

to get dooced
to get into high gear
to get off lightly
to get off your high horse
to get on the scoresheet
to get on your high horse
to get your just deserts
to get your oats
to give sb the runaround
to give sb unshirted hell
to go
to go down like a lead balloon
to go down like ninepins
to go for the brass ring
to go into the record books
to go island-hopping
to go off the deep end
to go pear-shaped
to go to great lengths to do sth
to go walkies

WORDS THAT END LIKE TO GO TO EXTREMES

Alpes-Maritimes
at all times
at the best of times
at times
extremes
frames
games
Henley-on-Thames
Hermes
Holmes
James
legumes
limes
Maritimes
Olympic Games
Quilmes
sometimes
Thames
times
to carry sth to extremes

Synonyms and antonyms of to go to extremes in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «to go to extremes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TO GO TO EXTREMES

Find out the translation of to go to extremes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of to go to extremes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «to go to extremes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

走极端
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir a los extremos
570 millions of speakers

English

to go to extremes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चरम पर जाने के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

للذهاب إلى التطرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

впадать в крайности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para ir a extremos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চূড়ান্ত যেতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à aller aux extrêmes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Untuk pergi ke keterlaluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bis zum Äußersten gehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

極端に走るために
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극단 로 이동합니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo pindhah menyang extremes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để đi đến thái cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிகப்படியான செல்ல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमाल जाण्यासाठी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aşırı gitmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per andare agli estremi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

, aby przejść do skrajności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

впадати в крайнощі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentru a merge la extreme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να πάει στα άκρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

om te gaan na uiterstes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att gå till ytterligheter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

å gå til ytterligheter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of to go to extremes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TO GO TO EXTREMES»

The term «to go to extremes» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TO GO TO EXTREMES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about to go to extremes

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QUOTES WITH «TO GO TO EXTREMES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word to go to extremes.
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Fritz Sauckel
I did that all the more, if I may say so, because I was aware of the fact that there is an inclination to go to extremes in German people, and in the German character generally.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TO GO TO EXTREMES»

Discover the use of to go to extremes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to to go to extremes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Going to Extremes: How Like Minds Unite and Divide
... inclined to go to extremes. An easy exit option will reduce the number of dissenting voices and thus produce greater radicalism. At the same time, the difficulty of exit, combined with strong social pressures, might also reduce dissent , ...
Cass R. Sunstein, 2009
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
2. to go to extremes (to do s. th.) 1. Um die Ordnung im Land wiederherzustellen, ging die Regierung bis zum Äußersten. Noch ein Schritt weiter, und man hätte gesagt, die Grundrechte der Demokratie seien außer Kraft gesetzt. 2. Hast du alles ...
Hans Schemann, 2013
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
s.o. is extremely popular/... durchaus: durchaus (nicht) extremes to go to extremes (to do s.th.) äußerste: bis zum Äußersten gehen * äußerste: es/die Dinge/eine Auseinandersetzung/... bis zum Äußersten treiben • äußerste: zum Äußersten ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... at sea * The enemy's warship went to Davy Jones's locker Go to extremes: Use extreme measure * We had to go to extremes to extract full information from the traitors Go to grass: Be turned out to pasture especially of a horse too old to work;  ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Hyperion and Selected Poems
"He who suffers extremes," I said, "is right to go to extremes." "Even if it is right," she said, "you were not born for it." "So it seems," I said; "but I have dallied long enough. Oh, would that I could load an Atlas upon me, to make good the sins of my ...
Friedrich Hölderlin, Eric L. Santner, 1990
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Prologue to Education (RLE Edu K): An Inquiry into Ends and ...
It is an idea that is remarkably persistent, and if one has to go to extremes to counteract it, then it is good to go to extremes. When an adult says that something is good for children, it is odds on that he is being consciously or unconsciously ...
John N Wales, 2012
7
Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care
Although it is sometimes necessary to go to extremes to accomplish a specific purpose, it is usually not safe or desirable to linger there. Extremism should not be a way of life Some people go to extremes with raw foods. They "go to the edges," ...
Bernard Jensen, 1998
8
Practice to Learn, Play to Win
That is, to make something your new habit you sometimes have to go to extremes . This is called a paradigm shift. You need to shift your way of thinking about what you are doing. You need to think differently about it and it needs to be a lot ...
Mark Guadagnoli, 2007
9
How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy
she assured him. "I've been drinking only the dill- seed tea." With this as the general approach to life surrounding you, you want to stay alert to any tendency you feel to go to extremes. Gently decline to be influenced, and return instead to your ...
Hugh Prather, 2002
10
From Mayor to Fool: The Psyography of a Middle Class Man
INSIGHT Did... did you... did... did you do that ever too? Why... why was she concerned about that? Why is she concerned about that now? Because she is very concerned about that. She doesn't want you to go to extremes either in your life.
Tim Mayeur, 2009

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TO GO TO EXTREMES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term to go to extremes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Algae Get Help to Go to Extremes
Algae Get Help to Go to Extremes. A red alga appears to have adapted to extremely hot, acidic environments by collecting genes from bacteria and archaea. «Scientist, Mar 13»
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No Need to Go to Extremes to Lose Weight
Some people go to extremes to lose that extra weight before going to the beach. In the weight loss industry, there is never a lack of ideas about how to lose ... «Voice of America, Jul 11»
3
10 Actors who went to extremes for movie roles
Brooding Bale isn't the only actor to go to extremes to nail the part. ... Berry's big screen break in Jungle Juice (1991) might not go down in the annals of movie ... «Shadowlocked, Feb 11»

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