Sens: a little too much

C'est un peu trop, c'est un peu exagéré

too Idiome

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a sweet tooth

a need to eat candy, a craving for sugar After dinner we'll serve mints. Daddy has a sweet tooth, eh.

an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)

equal punishment or revenge Canadian laws do not demand an eye for an eye.

darn tooting

that is true, I agree, darn right """They still talk about the winter of 1907, don't they, Helmer?"" ""Darn tootin'! It was a cold one!"""

eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

every crime or injury should be punished or paid back Some politicians are always calling for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime.

fight tooth and nail

fight fiercely or with all one

fine-tooth comb

great care, careful attention so as not to miss anything We went over the room with a fine-tooth comb but were unable to find the missing credit card.

fine-toothed comb

(See a fine-toothed comb)

go too far

become too excited, get carried away Some soccer fans go too far. They fight and cause damage.

have your cake and eat it, too

have something after you have eaten or spent it, have it both ways You want to spend your money and still have it. You can't have your cake and eat it, too!

long in the tooth

old, aged, over the hill Jack is a good pitcher, but he's long in the tooth - too old.

not too shabby

quite good, better than average Have you seen the new Camaro? It's not too shabby.

one too many

too much alcohol The man drank one too many so his friends would not let him drive home.

put too fine a point on

be too precise, split hairs If you want to put too fine a point on it, the color is actually russet.

spread oneself too thin

try to do too many things at one time She has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not accomplishing very much of anything.

sweet tooth

a need to eat candy, a craving for sweets A piece of dark chocolate will satisfy my sweet tooth. Yum!

too bad

a little bit sad, unfortunate Too bad Annie won't be home when I visit. I'd like to see her.

too big for his britches

too proud, cocky, swelled head I promise not to get too big for my britches if I win the award.

too big for one

think that you are more important than you really are He is too big for his breeches and needs someone to make him realize that he is not very important.

too deep for me

too complicated, too complex The DNA theory is too deep for me. I can't understand it.

too far gone

not able to stop a disease, a goner Several doctors tried to treat the cancer, but it was too far gone.

too little too late

not enough effort or work when it was needed, make hay while... The Roughriders scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late. They lost.

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

too many cooks spoil the broth

too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs... The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

too many irons in the fire

too many things you are trying to do He has too many irons in the fire at the moment and has no time for other things.

toodles/toodle-loo

bye, good-bye, so long """Toodle-loo,"" she said, smiling. ""I must go now."""

tool around

play, fool around, goof off The students were tooling around because they had no assignment.

toot your own horn

brag, talk about your own success Since Ted won the bowling trophy he's been tooting his own horn.

tooth and nail

(See fight tooth and nail)

cannot…too

impossible for a certain state or action to be more than what should be or to be beyond what is desirable无论怎样也不过分
You cannot be too careful．你越小心越好。（你无论怎么小心也不为过分。）
A man cannot have too many friends．朋友越多越好。
The bad habit cannot be got rid of too soon．这个坏习惯改得越早越好。

have too high an opinion of

overestimate；regard too highly过高地评价；过分尊重
The teacher has too high an opinion of his own students．这位老师对他的学生估计过高。
That engineer has too high an opinion of his own talents．那位工程师对自己的才能估计过高。

none too

not at all根本不
The doctor arrived none too soon，as Mary's fever was very alarming．玛丽发烧温度高得吓人，可医生并没有及时赶到。
They were discovered by the pilot of the helicopter，and none too soon，because they'd eaten all their food．他们被直升飞机驾驶员发现，差一点就来不及了，因为他们已吃光了所有食物。

only too

very非常
I am only too glad to hear it．我听了不胜欢喜。
He was only too willing to accept the proposal．他非常愿意接受那个建议。

toot one's own horn

Idiom(s): toot one's own horn AND blow one's own horn

Theme: BOASTING - CONCEIT

to boast or praise oneself.
• Tom is always tooting his own horn. Is he really as good as he says he is?
• I find it hard to blow my own horn, but I manage.

too much of a good thing

Idiom(s): too much of a good thing

Theme: AMOUNT - LARGE

more of a thing than is good or useful.
• I usually take short vacations. I can't stand too much of a good thing.
• Too much of a good thing can make you sick, especially if the good thing is chocolate.

Too many cooks spoil the stew

Idiom(s): Too many cooks spoil the stew, AND Too many cooks spoil the broth

Theme: CONTROL

A proverb meaning that too many people trying to manage something simply spoil it.
• Let's decide who is in charge around here. Too many cooks spoil the stew.
• Everyone is giving orders, but no one is following them! Too many cooks spoil the broth.

too good to be true

Idiom(s): too good to be true

Theme: TRUTH

almost unbelievable; so good as to be unbelievable.
• The news was too good to be true.
• When I finally got a big raise, it was too good to be true.

too close for comfort

Idiom(s): too close for comfort

Theme: PROXIMITY

[for a misfortune or a threat] to be dangerously close.
• That car nearly hit me! That was too close for comfort.
• When I was in the hospital, I nearly died from pneumonia. Believe me, that was too close for comfort.

too big for one's britches

Idiom(s): too big for one's britches

Theme: ARROGANCE

too haughty for one's status or age. (Folksy or informal.)
• Bill's getting a little too big for his britches, and somebody's going to straighten him out.
• You're too big for your britches, young man! You had better be more respectful.

take too much on

Idiom(s): take too much on

Theme: BURDEN

to undertake to do too much work or too many tasks.
• Don't take too much on, or you won't be able to do any of it well.
• Ann tends to take on too much and get exhausted.

stoop to

Idiom(s): stoop to doing sth

Theme: DEGRADATION

to degrade oneself or condescend to doing something; to do something that is beneath one.
• Whoever thought that the manager of the department would stoop to typing?
• I never dreamed that Bill would stoop to stealing.

should have stood in bed

Idiom(s): should have stood in bed

Theme: HIDING

should have stayed in bed.
• What a horrible day! I should have stood in bed.
• The minute I got up and heard the news this morning, I knew I should have stood in bed.

know sth only too well

Idiom(s): know sth only too well

Theme: KNOWLEDGE

to know something very well; to know something from unpleasant experience. (Note the variation in the examples.)
• I know the problem only too well.
• I know only too well the kind of problem you must face.

have too many irons in the fire

Idiom(s): have too many irons in the fire

Theme: BUSY

to be doing too many things at once.
• Tom had too many irons in the fire and missed some important deadlines.
• It’s better if you don't have too many irons in the fire.

have one's cake and eat it too

Idiom(s): have one's cake and eat it too AND eat one's cake and have it too

Theme: GREED

to enjoy both having something and using it up; to have it both ways. (Usually stated in the negative.)
• Tom wants to have his cake and eat it too. It can't be done.
• Don't buy a car if you want to walk and stay healthy. You can't eat your cake and have it too.

have a sweet tooth

Idiom(s): have a sweet tooth

Theme: EATING

to desire to eat many sweet foods—especially candy and pastries.
• I have a sweet tooth, and if I don't watch it, I'll really get fat.
• John eats candy all the time. He must have a sweet tooth.

go over sth with a fine-tooth comb

Idiom(s): go over something with a fine-tooth comb AND search something with a fine-tooth comb

Theme: SEARCHING

to search through something very carefully.
• I can't find my calculus book. I went over the whole place with a fine-tooth comb.
• I searched this place with a fine-tooth comb and didn't find my ring.

fall between two stools

Idiom(s): fall between two stools

Theme: ALTERNATIVES

to come somewhere between two possibilities and so fail to meet the requirements of either.
• The material is not suitable for an academic book or for a popular one. It falls between two stools.
• He tries to be both teacher and friend, but falls between two stools.

search sth with a fine-tooth comb

go at it tooth and nail

Idiom(s): fight sb or sth hammer and tongs AND fight sb or sth tooth and nail; go at it hammer and tongs; go at it tooth and nail

Theme: FIGHTING

to fight against someone or something energetically and with great determination. (All have fixed order.)
• They fought against the robber tooth and nail.
• The dogs were fighting each other hammer and tongs.
• The mayor fought the new law hammer and tongs.
• We'll fight this zoning ordinance tooth and nail.