embarrassment of riches

1. An overabundance of something, too much of a good thing, as in All four of them have their own cars but there's no room in the driveway—an embarrassment of riches. This term originated in 1738 as John Ozell's translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726).

Example Sentences

And when it comes to rock ‘n’ roll bona fides, Wings holds an embarrassment of riches.

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Ekitike opted to join Paris St-Germain but could not quite break through amid the embarrassment of riches in the attacking department.

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He opted for joining Paris St-Germain but he couldn't quite break through amid the club's embarrassment of riches in the attacking department.

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If your thing ever happened to be strong, slightly weird singer-songwriters to howl along with, the mid-1990s offered an embarrassment of riches.

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A director having two great movies out within one year is already an embarrassment of riches for the cinema-starved public.

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