Possible Clues:

• Be excessive, say cook too long
• Go on and on and on
• Exceed, or not quite exceed, prescribed intake
• Cook too much for bowling party [2,1,6]
• Use to excess
• Do too much
• Exaggerate when scorer lacks finish in goalless draw
• Ring composer failing to finish another Ring? That would be to go too far
• Strain one's muscles
• Go too far (with "it")