Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

too much of a good thing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables: too -much of a -good thing
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Something enjoyable or beneficial which, nevertheless, becomes bothersome or harmful in large quantities or over an extended period of time.

Example Sentences

""If I must say what I think," continued Mr. Rushworth, "in my opinion it is very disagreeable to be always rehearsing. It is having too much of a good thing. I am not so fond of acting as I was at first.[…]""
""I like a woman with spirit," said Cradell. / "Oh, so do I. But one may have too much of a good thing.""
""That you won't either," said Muriel, "Two's company; seven's too much of a good thing.""
"Household chemicals are about as personal as modern science gets. We are surrounded by hundreds of them every day — they're in our furnishings, our cosmetics, our vinyl floor tiles and plastic baby bottles. […] Are they too much of a good thing?"

Phrases

too much pudding will choke a dog

Frequently Paired Words

too much pudding will choke a dog

Synonyms

embarrassment of riches toujours perdrix

Questions

What does too much of a good thing mean?: Something enjoyable or beneficial which, nevertheless, becomes bothersome or harmful in large quantities or over an extended period of time.

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