Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing too, including its inflections. Clear word filter
5 idioms
have your cake and eat it too
CEFR B2to want two incompatible things at once
Informal
too clever by half
CEFR B2clever in a self-defeating way, so one's crafty plan causes trouble instead of success
Neutral
have too many irons in the fire
CEFR C1To be involved in too many activities at once.
Neutral
not to put too fine a point on it
CEFR C1used before saying something directly and bluntly
Formal
spread yourself too thin
CEFR C1to try to do so many things that you do none of them well
Neutral