物极必反

物极必反 [wù jí bì fǎn]

1. ■ Things will develop in the opposite direction when they become extreme.; A thing turns into its opposite if pushed too far.; Once a certain limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable.; Things always reverse themselves after reaching an extreme.; Things go in the opposite direction when they become too extreme.; Things turn into their opposites when they reach the extreme.; Things which have reached their extremes turn into their opposites.; When a thing reaches its limit, it turns round.