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too much of a good thing

A phrase typically used to indicate that having too much of a "good thing" generally becomes a bad thing, and you're gonna have a bad time.

This applies to pretty much everything - even seemingly normal everyday habits - as well as more obvious examples like food, sex, drugs (especially alcohol), and, hell, even water.

All of them can be good, and they often are. But too much of any one of them will always lead to negative and painful consequences, some sooner than others. Especially if you're actively trying to ignore those consequences by continuing to over-use said "good thing" - all you're doing is just putting off that pain until later... because you're still gonna have to deal with it eventually. Somehow, someday, it's gonna bite you in the ass, and the longer you push it off, the harder it's gonna bite. Could be physically, mentally, emotionally, or even spiritually...

In fact, people are very frequently utterly destroyed by good things.

The difference between medicine and poison is always in the dosage.
There's really no such thing as "too much of a good thing," because once you start reaching levels of "too much"... then whatever you're doing, it ain't a "good thing" anymore.
by igweyliogsuh January 25, 2024
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<.7.9.7.6.>Brandy Rayana Norwood & Jworarah Jones Are Thing One & Thing Two<.7.9.7.6.>
by Adujasty343 June 14, 2025
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My Thing

Your favorite thing that you dont know how to describe. The thing that you love.
Rain... It's my... you know its my thing.
by Theeeee guy October 26, 2022
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<.8.7.>you may be tempted to streamline your affairs over the coming year but don’t go to extremes. Instead, be pragmatic and aim to reform your life just a day at a time. That way you are less likely to throw out things you are still going to need<.8.7.>
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Thing

John: that new phone of yours is very Thing! Yes
sally: thank you!

another example

John: your face looks very thing today
Sally: how dare you..
by delete that note June 3, 2018
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The thing that decides what happens to you when you die

It canonically comes here when it feels like it, it only forgives you once, and you can't tell that it's him... And not ME Hym bit HIM him.... And not "Hyman" either... That fucking jackass...
Hym "Real cute but try not to do that to the thing that decides what happens to you when you die... Because you will die and blackness forever is going to be the best case scenario for some of you..."
by Hym Iam February 23, 2023
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