one too many

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: too many alcoholic drinks
He had one too many at the bar last night.

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Keeping Brennan and Jones would have been one too many left-handed hitting outfielders. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 That happened one too many times, however, and Heim retreated to third as Larson completed a breathtaking late comeback from three seconds down and passed Layne Riggs for the win. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025 Violet, a widow, is a secretarial supervisor who has been passed over for promotion one too many times. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 That’s why the same fans see a surging star trend one too many times and call foul. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one too many

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“One too many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20too%20many. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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