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to a fault
Idioms and Phrases
Excessively, extremely, as in He was generous to a fault . This phrase, always qualifying an adjective, has been so used since the mid-1700s. Indeed, Oliver Goldsmith had this precise usage in The Life of Richard Nash (1762).Example Sentences
Warren's arena pop anthems are searingly honest, almost to a fault, drawing on his challenging childhood, and fairytale romance with Kouvr.
The rules of baseball, of course, defy time, and “Eephus†embraces shagginess as a virtue, almost to a fault.
She described Jax as a “magical, unique and colorful†human being who was empathetic, deeply emotional and generous to a fault.
Flashy big works offered massive piano immersion to a fault.
Made of wood, our Carbon Canyon house was light and airy, to a fault.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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