English Explanatory Dictionary

toujours perdrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Too much of a good thing.

Pronunciation

/tu.ʒʊɹ pɛɹˈdɹi/ /-ʒuɹ-/

Word forms

toujours perdrix

Etymology

A pseudo-Gallicism derived from toujours + perdrix, literally “always partridge”. The phrase is not used in French.

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