Sentence examples of "push too far" in English
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
Je ne le pousserais pas à bout. Tu ne sais pas ce qu'il pourrait faire. À mon avis, on n'est jamais trop prudent. On dit même qu'une souris à l'agonie mordrait un chat si elle n'avait pas le choix.
It's too far to walk to the station, so let's take a bus.
C'est trop loin pour aller à pied à la gare, aussi prenons l'autobus.
Only those who risk going too far will know how far one can go.
Seuls ceux qui se risqueront à aller trop loin saurons jusqu'où on peut aller.
He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.
Il décida de ne pas acheter la maison parce que, en premier lieu, elle était trop chère et, en second lieu, elle était trop loin de son bureau.
When it is seen to have risen too far, the central banks of major countries cooperate to intervene.
Lorsqu'on considère qu'il a trop augmenté, les banques centrales des principaux pays coopèrent pour intervenir.
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