a bridge too far

Noun

idiomatic

(idiomatic) A step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.

Japanese Meaning

過度な野心や、手に届かない挑戦、度を越した行動

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Attempting to expand into ten new countries this year felt like a bridge too far for the small startup.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

今年中に10か国に事業を拡大しようとするのは、小さなスタートアップにとって野心的すぎる試みだった。

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Sense（1）

(idiomatic) A step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.

Cloning was an interesting concept. Cloning body parts was again just man's search for immortality riding on the back of naive altruistic medicinal benevolence. But cloning a person was a bridge too far.

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