one too many

idiom

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

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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 The film is weakened by one too many moments in which the characters give one another life advice, but the animation and excellent voice acting from Jude Coward Nicoll, Gabriel Byrne, Idris Elba, and Tom Hollander keep it from being pure Hallmark-card sentimentality. 59-58. Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025 But in a landscape tarnished by bad actors, where trust and transparency have been broken one too many times, businesses struggle to find experts whose values align with theirs. Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 Pick up some new ceramic flatware and try one too many free samples. Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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