to go too far or go overboard; excessive or extreme in one's words or actions

a ritual purification ceremony in folk religion where practitioners carry a deity's sedan chair across a bed of burning coals

to exceed the proper heat or duration in cooking or tempering, often resulting in food being burned; (figuratively) excessive intensity of fire

a traditional wedding custom where a bride steps over a charcoal burner before entering the groom's home to dispel bad luck