toujours perdrix

American  

[too-zhoor per-dree] / tu ʒur pɛrˈdri /

French.

1. too much of a good thing.

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Etymology

Origin of toujours perdrix

First recorded in 1810–20; literally, “always partridge” (the meaning “too much of a good thing” refers to how a person might tire of eating something they love if that is all they eat)

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Example Sentences

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toujours perdrix

Shooting is all very well, of course, for those who like it; and so is tennis; and so are early hours; but toujours perdrix.

From Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

Change of flavour is absolutely necessary, not merely as a matter of pleasure and comfort, but of health; toujours perdrix is a true proverb.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner

Truly, toujours perdrix is endurable by comparison with Always Home Rule.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 by Various

"Ah, but we mustn't have it toujours perdrix," said John.

From My Friend Prospero by Henry Harland

I wish I could exchange our bill of fare occasionally with that French fellow who complained of having "toujours perdrix."

From The Bushman — Life in a New Country by Edward Wilson Landor

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