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toujours perdrix
[ too-zhoor per-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
toughness, tough nut, tough pitch, tough row to hoe, tough sledding, toujours perdrix, Toul, Toulon, Toulouse, Toulouse-Lautrec, Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
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