one too many

idiom

: too many alcoholic drinks
He had one too many at the bar last night.

Examples of one too many in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sometimes pinning it on them for crimes such as having one too many joints on them. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 Whether for reasons underlined the last time—one too many travel companions that took their time to pay back their debts, or failed to do so entirely—or because of trauma incurred from being the perennial trip planner, members of the team have strong feelings. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Feb. 2023 The film has maybe one too many contrived incidents, like a solar eclipse or a zoo liberation or Butcher Hu’s elaborate vengeance plans, that feel cooked up mainly for the opportunity for a cool visual. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024 The agency requires a photo these days with a report, after one too many lengthy trips to the fringes of the state that turned up nothing — or native impostors such as giant leopard moths. Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2024 Two All-Star point guards on the floor was one too many, so Westbrook volunteered to move to the bench, a move that brought the season’s tagline: sacrifice. Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024 But Suu Kyi’s second electoral victory was apparently one too many for Min Aung Hlaing, the country’s politically ambitious commander in chief. Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024 That happened one too many times, however, and Garner dropped him with a single punch. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 Flashbacks to Kid’s origins as a desperate child who witnessed his mother’s death and his village’s destruction get replayed one too many times, slowing the plot’s momentum. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024

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“One too many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20too%20many. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.

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