เลยเถิด(ley tèrt)
Meanings
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[to] go too far; [to] get out of hand
to go too far or get out of hand; to escalate beyond a reasonable or acceptable point.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ล้อเล่นló lênล้อเล่นló lên1[to] joke; kid; tease playfully2just kidding; I’m jokingแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเลยเถิดley tèrtเลยเถิดley tèrt[to] go too far; [to] get out of handไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightly
He was just joking, but it went a bit too far.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เกินเลยgern loieเกินเลยgern loie1[to] go too far; [to] overdo2excessive; too much
- [to] go too far; [to] overdo
- excessive; too much
ไปกันใหญ่bpai gan yàiไปกันใหญ่bpai gan yài[to] get out of hand; [to] escalate
[to] get out of hand; [to] escalate
ถลำtà-lămถลำtà-lăm1[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshoot2[to] get in too deep; go too far (figurative)
- [to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshoot
- [to] get in too deep; go too far (figurative)
ล้ำเส้นlám sênล้ำเส้นlám sên1[to] cross the line; overstep2over the line; out of line
- [to] cross the line; overstep
- over the line; out of line
บานปลายbaan bplaaiบานปลายbaan bplaai1[to] escalate; get out of hand2escalation; situation getting out of hand
- [to] escalate; get out of hand
- escalation; situation getting out of hand
Word Breakdown
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เลยเถิดley tèrtเลยเถิดley tèrt[to] go too far; [to] get out of hand