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beat me to the punchSomeone Arrived Sooner, It Happened Too Fast:Rate it:

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embarrassment of richesAn abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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Have Your Heart in Your MouthTo have a feeling of extreme fear, be too afraid of somethingRate it:

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keel overOf a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize.Rate it:

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never fight a land war in AsiaDon't bite off more than you can chew; don't start a fight that is too big to win.Rate it:

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don't look a gift horse in the mouthDo not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely.Rate it:

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grow out ofTo become too physically large for something, especially clothes.Rate it:

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look before you leapDon't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.Rate it:

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beat a dead horseTo persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.Rate it:

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exhuastipatedToo tired to give a shitRate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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esagerazioneMore than is reasonable; a bit too much.Rate it:

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even moneyBy extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.Rate it:

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it's a long storyThe situation is too embarrassing to talk about.Rate it:

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je n'y vois pas clairI cannot see, it is too dark.Rate it:

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just another pretty faceSomeone who is attractive, but not too distinguished.Rate it:

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la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:

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strap on a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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swallow your pride!To accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do.Rate it:

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one who hesitates is lostA person who spends too much time contemplating what to do may miss a valuable but fleeting opportunity.Rate it:

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les extrêmes se touchentExtremes meet; Too far east is west; Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence.Rate it:

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adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition.Rate it:

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grow a pairTo be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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me threeUsed to express agreement, after someone has already said "me too".Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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spin a yarnTo tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched.Rate it:

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stone's throwA short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.Rate it:

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the whole world and his dogEverybody; too many people; a huge crowd.Rate it:

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a bird may love a fish, but where will they build their home?It's too hard to make a relationship work when two people are so vastly different. Similar variations end by saying "...where will they build their nest?" and "...where will they build their home together?"Rate it:

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à ce qu'il me paraîtAs far as I can judge, see.Rate it:

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à ce que je voisAs far as I can judge.Rate it:

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a few bulbs short of a chandelierDim-witted, not too bright. The "of" is included optionally.Rate it:

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à grande montée grande descenteThe higher the rise, the greater the fall; He who climbs too high is near a fall.Rate it:

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a marathon is not a sprintThis means we need to pace ourselves—if we try to go too fast, we will run out of gas.Rate it:

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à perte de vueAs far as the eye can reach.Rate it:

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à peu de chose prèsNot far off.Rate it:

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abondance de biens ne nuit pasStore is no sore; One cannot have too much of a good thing.Rate it:

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about timeFar past the desired time.Rate it:

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adieu paniers, vendanges sont faitesYou come too late, it is all over.Rate it:

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AFAIACInitialism of As far as I am concerned.Rate it:

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AFAICMOInitialism of as far as I can make out.Rate it:

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AFAICSInitialism of as far as I can see.Rate it:

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AFAICTInitialism of as far as I can tell.Rate it:

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AFAIRInitialism of as far as I remember.Rate it:

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AFAIRInitialism of as far as I recall.Rate it:

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AFAIUAs far as I understand.Rate it:

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AFAIUIInitialism of as far as I understand it.Rate it:

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age outTo become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.Rate it:

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all very wellTrue, as far as it goes.Rate it:

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