one too many

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one too many

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From one drink (of an alcoholic beverage) too many.

noun

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, too many. We’ve got three too many.
  2. idiomatic One or more servings too many of alcohol, leading to drunkenness. He's had one too many.

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noun (idiomatic) one or more servings too many of alcohol

Españolunas copas de más
Françaisun verre de trop
Deutscheinen über den Durst trinken
Русскийперебор perebor

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@misc{one_too_many_2026,
  title = {one too many},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/one%20too%20many},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}