one too many
See also: one-to-many
English
Etymology
From one drink (of an alcoholic beverage) too many.
Pronunciation
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Noun
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, too, many.
- We’ve got three too many.
- Even if one child is hurt that is one too many.
- (idiomatic) One or more servings too many of alcohol, leading to drunkenness.
- He's had one too many.
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References
- “one-too-many”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “have one too many”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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