toujours perdrix

/tu.ʒʊɹ pɛɹˈdɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Too much of a good thing.

""Toujours perdrix," is a complaint which we particularly wish to avoid in our embellishments."
""I am sorry we did not see him," cried Paula ; "he is a very nice young man : as to the General he is toujours perdrix.""
""Toujours perdrix !" She turned, laughing at the surprise, and flushing with pleasure."
""Perdrix, perdrix, toujours perdrix." "Roose, Roose, toujours Roose, Robson Roose.""
"Toujours Perdrix ! That's loving to satiety– There is no fun in life without variety !"

A pseudo-Gallicism derived from toujours + perdrix, literally “always partridge”. The phrase is not used in French.

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How do you pronounce toujours perdrix?

The recorded pronunciation is /tu.ʒʊɹ pɛɹˈdɹi/.

What does toujours perdrix mean?

Too much of a good thing.

Where does toujours perdrix come from?

A pseudo-Gallicism derived from toujours + perdrix, literally “always partridge”. The phrase is not used in French.

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