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she is generous to a fault

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  • fault — /fawlt/, n. 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one s character. 2. responsibility for failure or a wrongful act: It is my fault that we have not finished. 3. an error or mistake: a fault in addition. 4.… …   Universalium

  • fault — noun 1 responsibility for sth wrong ADJECTIVE ▪ stupid ▪ It s his own stupid fault his car was stolen he should have kept it locked. ▪ entire ▪ It was my entire fault. I ruined everything. FAULT + VERB …   Collocations dictionary

  • fault — 1 noun (C) 1 RESPONSIBLE FOR MISTAKE be sb s fault if something bad that has happened is someone s fault, they should be blamed for it, because they made a mistake or failed to do something: I m really sorry it s all my fault. | be sb s own fault …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fault — fault1 [ fɔlt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation: be someone s fault: It s my fault I forgot to give him the message. be someone s fault (that): It s not my fault that we re late. be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fault — [[t]fɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ faults, faulting, faulted 1) N SING: with poss If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it. There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault... A few borrowers will find… …   English dictionary

  • (to) a fault — to a ˈfault idiom used to say that sb has a lot, or even too much, of a particular good quality • She is generous to a fault. Main entry: ↑faultidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • to a fault — doing it too much, go overboard    May gives most of her money to charity. She s generous to a fault …   English idioms

  • Three Lives — infobox Book | name = Three Lives title orig = translator = author = Gertrude Stein cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = tragedy novella publisher = Mondial release date = 1909 media type = Print (hardback… …   Wikipedia

  • War and Peace — This article is about the Tolstoy novel. For other uses, see War and Peace (disambiguation). War and Peace   …   Wikipedia

  • Raking the Ashes — is a 2005 novel by Anne Fine. It is narrated in the first person by Tilly. Tilly has always been adept at knowing and getting what she wants out of life. Until she meets Geoffrey, gentle and generous to a fault, with his two little children and… …   Wikipedia

  • Aaron Burr — Infobox Vice President | name=Aaron Burr nationality=American order=3rd Vice President of the United States term start=March 4, 1801 term end=March 4, 1805 predecessor=Thomas Jefferson successor=George Clinton order2= United States Senator from… …   Wikipedia

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