overexert
verb
(alsoover-exert)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪɡˈzɜːt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪɡˈzɝːt/overexertyourself
to make too muchphysicalormentaleffort:
She told me to get plenty ofsleepand not overexert myself during theday.
If you overexert yourself, thewoundmaybegintobleed.
- Thedoctorsaid I shouldavoidstressfulsituationsand not over-exert myself.
- Athletes who over-exert themselves are atriskofbecomingsickin thisextremeheat.
- It isimportantnot to overexert thepatient.
- Overexerting thebodywill notdeliveroptimumbenefits.
[IorT]
to make too muchmentalorphysicaleffort, or tocauseapersonor ananimalto do this:
Horseownersshould becarefulnot to overexerttheirponies.
Overexertingmentallyorphysicallycanexacerbatesymptoms.
- Thedoctorsaid I shouldavoidstressfulsituationsand not over-exert myself.
- Athletes who over-exert themselves are atriskofbecomingsickin thisextremeheat.
- It isimportantnot to overexert thepatient.
- Overexerting thebodywill notdeliveroptimumbenefits.
Trying and making an effort
- A game
- all-out
- assault
- attempt
- attempted
- bid
- commitment
- crack
- go down swinging/fightingidiom
- go for itidiom
- go forsomeone
- go out ofyourwayidiom
- go the extra mileidiom
- nose
- seek
- square the circleidiom
- step on the gasidiom
- stick atsomething
- stick tosomething
- strain after/for effectidiom
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