too much of a good thing
Example Sentences
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Higher valuations are good things for investors, but too much of a good thing can become a risk.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Might too much of a good thing also lead to undesirable consequences in the economy as well?
From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025
But instead of worrying about giving the audience too much of a good thing with a sequel, Feig plops another heaping scoop of melodrama onto the viewer’s plate.
From Salon • May 3, 2025
You can't have too much of a good thing.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025
Yet there can be too much of a good thing, and that’s what has happened with ize.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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