矫枉过正矯枉過正

jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng

Meaning

to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate

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矫jiǎoto correct, to rectify, to straighten out矢乔枉wǎnguseless, in vain; crooked, bent木王过guòpass; to go across, to pass through辶寸正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just, true一止