However, Morris severely overextended himself financially. In doing so it overextended itself financially. Chinese troops surrounded, surprised and overwhelmed the overextended and outnumbered U.S. forces. Chinese troops surrounded, surprised and overwhelmed the overextended and outnumbered American forces. By this time Denikin's forces were dangerously overextended. Out West, the Nepalese were hopelessly overextended. It describes a feeling of being emotionally overextended and exhausted by one's work. Asch overextended his operations and went bankrupt in 1948. The strategy of holding overextended island garrisons was fully exposed. The Japanese strategy of holding overextended island garrisons was fully exposed. Many smaller banks that had overextended credit to farmers ran into serious trouble. By 1951, ABC was badly overextended and on the verge of bankruptcy. The publicani had overextended themselves and fell into debt. Initially successful, Li overextended and his supplies ran out, exhausting his men and horses. Overextended on several fronts, his portfolio of investments collapsed.