extreme



go from one extreme to the other

to change from one thing to its opposite. You go from one extreme to another about Tom—one day angry, the next day perfectly happy.
See also: extreme, one, other

go to extremes (to do something)

to be excessive in one's efforts to do something. Auntie Jane will go to extremes to make us all comfortable. Let's not go to extremes! We've already spent enough on gifts for the kids.
See also: extreme

in the extreme

To an extreme degree: eccentric in the extreme.
See also: extreme

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rosabella-English (Rare)
Fabienne-French
YancyYANT-seeEnglish
Ningal-Near Eastern Mythology
Enid['i:nid]
Tryggve-Swedish