toujours perdrix

[ too-zhoorper-dree ]

/ tu ʒur pɛrˈdri /

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French.

too much of a good thing.

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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)

Words nearby toujours perdrix

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How to use toujours perdrix in a sentence

The same advice that Rodin gave to Rilke: il faut travailler—toujours travailler.
How I Write: John Banville on ‘Ancient Light,’ Nabokov, and Dublin|Noah Charney|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
J'ai toujours mpris la triste philosophie qui veut nous rendre insensibles la gloire.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
Il vaut bien son prix: mais il faut toujours eviter les despenses inutiles.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
Je tremble toujours que quelqu'un de ces tmraires artilleurs-l ne s'en trouve mal.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing

De l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace et la France est sauvée.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
We rode through the fine limestone gorge behind the fort, shooting on the way several Tibetan partridge (Perdrix hodgsoni).
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury