toujours perdrix

From French, literally "always partidge," used in English to mean too much of a good thing—that is, an excessive amount of something that is otherwise enjoyable or beneficial. Now obsolete except in literary writings. A: "You don't want to come sailing with us? But you love to sail!" B: "Of course I do, but one must have variety in all aspects of life. Toujours perdix, and all that."

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

literally
être
et vir
beat the (living) daylights out of (one)
beat the hell out of
beat the hell out of (one)
beat the living daylights out of someone
beat the tar out of
beat the tar out of (one)

词组	toujours perdrix
释义	toujours perdrix toujours perdrix From French, literally "always partidge," used in English to mean too much of a good thing—that is, an excessive amount of something that is otherwise enjoyable or beneficial. Now obsolete except in literary writings. A: "You don't want to come sailing with us? But you love to sail!" B: "Of course I do, but one must have variety in all aspects of life. Toujours perdix, and all that." Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: literally être et vir beat the (living) daylights out of (one) beat the hell out of beat the hell out of (one) beat the living daylights out of someone beat the tar out of beat the tar out of (one)
随便看	be well up on something be well versed in (something) be what you appear to be be whistling Dixie be whistling in the dark be whistling in the wind be wide of the mark be wide open be wide open to (something) be wild about (someone or something) be wise after the event be wise to (someone or something) be wishy-washy be within a whisker of (something) be (with)in sight be with it be with (one) be with (one) in spirit be without equal be with somebody be with somebody in spirit (be) with you in a minute (be) with you in a moment be witness to something be worked up