embarrassment of riches



embarrassment of riches

An overabundance of something, too much of a good thing, as in All four of them have their own cars but there's no room in the driveway-an embarrassment of riches . This term originated in 1738 as John Ozell's translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726).
See also: embarrassment, of, riches

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ades[eidz]
Clifford['klifəd]
VenceslÁS-Spanish
Burt[bɜ:t]
Stearns[stɜ:nz]
GrietKHREETDutch