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• One Word is Too Often Profaned —   For me to profane it, One feeling too falsely disdain d   For thee to disdain it. One hope is too like despair   For prudence to smother, And pity from thee more dear   Than that from another. I can give… …   Wikipedia

• the pitcher will go to the well once too often — A warning against pushing one’s luck too far. Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. tant va pot a eve qu’il brise, the pot goes so often to the water that it breaks. 1340 Ayenbite of lnwit (EETS) 206 Zuo longe geth thet pot to the wetere: thet hit comth to… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• do something once too often — phrase to cause trouble for yourself by repeating dangerous, stupid, or annoying behaviour He’s insulted me once too often. He’s going to regret this! Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: once …   Useful english dictionary

• once too often — ˌonce too ˈoften idiom used to say that sb has done sth wrong or stupid again, and this time they will suffer because of it • You ve tried that trick once too often. Main entry: ↑onceidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• all too often — used for saying that something makes you sad or upset because it happens more often than you think it should All too often, parents leave their children at home alone …   English dictionary

• do something once too often — to cause trouble for yourself by repeating dangerous, stupid, or annoying behaviour He s insulted me once too often. He s going to regret this! …   English dictionary

• too — [ tu ] adverb *** Too is used in the following ways: as an ordinary adverb (before an adjective or adverb or before much, many, few, etc.): You re too young to understand politics. as a way of showing how a sentence, clause, or phrase is related… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• often — of|ten W1S1 [ˈɔfən, ˈɔftən US ˈo:f ] adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: oft] 1.) if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times = ↑frequently ▪ She often works at the weekend. ▪ If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• often — adverb 1 if something happens often, or you do something often, it happens regularly or many times: Rosi often works till 7 or 8 o clock in the evening. | If you wash your hair too often, it tends to make it greasy. | how often?: How often do you …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• often — of|ten [ ɔfn ] adverb *** 1. ) on many occasions or in many situations: Often, students with family problems have difficulties at school. Boredom often leads to bad behavior. The home is often the most likely place in which someone is injured.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• often*/*/*/ — [ˈɒf(ə)n] adv 1) on many occasions or in many situations Boredom often leads to poor behaviour.[/ex] Very often the student can t understand the question.[/ex] It s quite often impossible to park in town.[/ex] 2) used for talking about how many… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English