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Could I say “His behaviour is overboard”? Or I must use it with “go”?
Could I say “His behaviour is overboard”? Or I must use it with “go”?
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you have to use "going" or else it would sound weird. so it would have to be : "His behavior is going overboard".
you can also change the word overboard and use the word "extra" or "too much" without needing to add the word "going".
" His behavior is extra"
"His behavior is too much"
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- Spanish (Mexico) Near fluent
It's correct whether you add the word going or not, but most people usually add the word "going"
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