de trop

de trop

Unnecessary or superfluous. This French phrase means "too much." Having both a castle and pony rides is de trop for a one-year-old's birthday party, don't you think?
See also: DE
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be over the top
  • be/go over the top
  • damn the expense
  • asking for a friend
  • pony up
  • Captain Obvious
  • obvious
  • necessity
  • bare necessities
  • from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious
References in periodicals archive
Furthermore, an examination of certain instances of acute de trop in O'Connor reveals notable parallels to Sartre, as does a survey of the surprising number of occurrences of nausea found in O'Connor's fiction, ranging from the incidental to the existential.
Stomaching the truth: getting to the roots of nausea in the work of Jean Paul Sartre and Flannery O'Connor
L'eternite ne sera pas de trop pour que repousse l'arbre du desir.
Le taoisme dans les romans de Francois Cheng
Chips, Beans and Limousines - The Fantastic Diary of Bathsheba Clarice de Trop takes youngsters into a world of glamour but also heartache as its heroine discovers life is not always as fun as in the story books.
Waxing lyrical thanks to childhood reading; Education
Deux genocides de trop, parce qu'un genocide est toujours de trop.
Rwanda: Chronique d'un genocide previsible
This essentialist bias is nowhere more evident than in the exhibition's willfully de trop catalogue, which opts for the same sort of upscale, down-market ambiance as the exhibition.
Christopher Wool
I have my own small glimpse into the de trop celebrity that has surrounded Diana after her death, for I vividly remember at Mev's wake how many people told her mother and me, "Your wife was a saint!" or "Your daughter was such a saint; I know she is in heaven." My mother-in-law and I would look at each other, a little baffled and grateful, and we'd simply say, "She was the most wonderful wife," or "She was a lovely daughter." Of course, people meant well, as did the throngs in London, but such meaning-well can so easily obscure the wonderful complexity and stinging challenge of those whom we would rather canonize.
More than a candle in the wind
a effectue un effort resolu pour relier les caracteristiques et l'evolution de l'iconographie a un contexte historique precis, fait de circonstances datees et localisees (cartes a l'annexe 2), au contraire de trop d'etudes d'histoire de l'art qui semblent flotter hors du temps et de l'espace.
The Medieval Cult of Saints: Formations and Transformations
Hydratez-vous tout de long de la soiree, par petites prises regulieres afin de ne pas encombrer votre estomac par de trop grandes quantites de liquide.
Ramadan et Sante: Quid des troubles digestifs? - ALBAYANE
Mais selon lui, [beaucoup moins que]cette situation ne risque pas de trop durer, car le Conseil constitutionnel saura reduire le nombre de ces candidats loufoques qui pourraient meme se retirer avant le depot des dossiers, faute de pouvoir recueillir les 60.000 signatures exigees par la loi.
Le foisonnement des candidatures: des specialistes appellent a une revision de la loi
Alors il a tout fait pour mettre la main sur le match et s'eviter de trop tergiverser.
Monte-Carlo Djokovic change de rythme
"Of course I'm not trying to create a crazy world in the kitchen where you're not allowed to use salt and pepper or a dressing on a salad is somehow de trop.
The magic number three; The number three has a mystical significance in many religions - and for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. He explains how it works wonders on a plate
And if in-your-face red packaging is just too de trop , never fear - Decleor's gift set comes in stylish cream, gold and green.
BEAUTY STYLE get passionate!; Pucker up ready for Valentine's Day and get those lips in shape for some serious kissing. Mel Hunter takes a look at the best lipsticks on offer