Phrase guide

too much of a good thing

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: azı qərar, çoxu zərər — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好的東西太多了也會厭倦 /好的东西太多了也会厌倦 (hǎo de dōngxi tài duō le yě huì yànjuàn) — Translations
  • Dutch: te veel van het goede — Translations
  • Finnish: liian paljon hyvää — Translations
  • German: zuviel des Guten — Translations
  • German: des Guten zu viel — Translations
  • Hungarian: jóból is megárt a sok — Translations
  • Irish: is maith an tsáith an mheasarthacht — Translations
  • Japanese: 過ぎたるは猶及ばざるがごとし (sugitaru wa nao oyobazaru ga gotoshi) — Translations
  • Polish: za dużo dobrego — Translations
  • Polish: co za dużo, to niezdrowo — Translations