too
/tuː/
adverb6
Phrases with too
- a bridge too farA step or action that is too ambitious; an act of overreaching.
- all too well(Knowing, remembering, or understanding something) with extreme clarity, especially a painful or highly emotional experience.
- go too farTo exceed an unstated limit, especially of acceptable behaviour.
- hit too close to homeTo occur too close for comfort; to happen dangerously or uncomfortably near.
- in too deepInvolved in a situation to the extent that one cannot cope or escape.
- not a minute too soonat the last possible moment; just in time
- one too manyOne or more servings too many of alcohol, leading to drunkenness.
- protest too muchTo insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.
- too badThat's a pity.
- too big for one's bootsFar less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be.
- too big for one's britchesDisturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky.
- too clever by halfShrewd but flawed by overthinking or excessive complexity, with a resulting tendency to be unreliable or unsuccessful.
- too cool for schoolVery cool (trendy, fashionable, etc.).
- too good for this worldToo morally good or pure for the sinful mortal world.
- too good to be trueAppearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy.
- too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.
- too little, too lateUsed as a predicate or a pro-sentence to indicate insufficiency.
- too rich for one's bloodToo expensive or fancy to suit one's taste or preferences.
- wear too many hatsTo try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.