overdo it with the drinking vs overdo the sleeping

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Overdo it with the drinking' is commonly used to refer to excessive drinking, while 'overdo the sleeping' is less common but can be used to mean sleeping too much.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 732 views

overdo it with the drinking

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to excessive drinking.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is drinking too much or more than is advisable.

Examples:

I think you're overdoing it with the drinking. You should slow down.
He tends to overdo it with the drinking at parties.

Alternatives:

drink excessively
drink too much
overindulge in drinking
go overboard with the drinking
drink in excess

overdo the sleeping

This phrase is correct but less common. It can be used to mean sleeping too much.

This phrase can be used to indicate that someone is sleeping more than is necessary or healthy.

Examples:

I tend to overdo the sleeping on weekends and then feel groggy.
If you overdo the sleeping, you might miss out on important activities.

Show examples from the web [+]

You don't want to overdo the exercise.
Come, Colonel Dax, don't overdo the surprise.
Yet I must not overdo the use of the closet.
Sayaka, if you overdo the doting wife he won't like it.
Don't overdo the work, and think of it as eating and widening your experience.
Don't overdo the Botox; nobody will think you're honest.
It would seem to me wiser and more logical not to overdo the spending on these operations.
John somehow discovered the sleeping chamber.
Politics always has to do with money - I mean that in a positive sense - and hence it would be sensible, and, from Parliament's point of view, also in the Commission's interests, not to overdo the austerity policy on these countries.
We got the lowdown on the sleeping situation.
I think they're finding the sleeping quarters rather confining.
It was the sleeping pills again.
The sleeping curse wasn't the answer.
My champion easily woke... the sleeping beauty.
He went to go beat the sleeping spell out of him.
I'm trying to get the sleeping pill up.
All that time you spent convincing yourself the sleeping monster wasn't real...
I'll bring the sleeping bags.
Errol wanted me to talk to you about the sleeping arrangements.
I once slept four days after taking the sleeping pills.

Alternatives:

sleep excessively
sleep too much
oversleep
sleep in excess
sleep more than needed

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overdo it with the drinking vs overdo the sleeping