over the top

[sara88]

What does this mean:
This way is over the top.
???!!
thanks.

[vil]

Hi Sara88,

Here is the meaning of the mentioned of you idiom "over the top"

over the top = far more than usual or expected

1. surpassing a goal or quote, as in

"The new salesmen are excellent; they were over the top with the first six months."

2. extreme, outrageous, as in:

This comedian's style goes over the top. (slang).

Regards.

V.

[Anglika]

I think the original sentence should probably read

"This is way over the top!" = This is really too much/too excessive

"This way is over the top" = This [possible route] is over the top [of the hill].