stretch too far
- overreachExceed one's capacity
- strainExcessive stretching force
- snapSudden sharp sound
- breakInterrupt continuity
- tearTo pull apart
limit · elastic · rubber band · tension · pull · extend · distort · exaggerate · push · boundary · thin · taut · risk · crack · wear · fatigue · overdo · exceed
extent of reach/extension
stretch too farhold back
Prevent forward movement
pull back · rein in · fall short · retract · contract
prudence and limits
stretch too farplay it safe
Avoid unnecessary chances
hedge one's bets · err on the side of caution · stay in one's lane · underpromise
resource allocation
stretch too farconsolidate
Unite separate things
play it safe · conserve · undercommit · retrench · scale back