Taking on more than you can likely achieve, particularly too many tasks.
While it can imply a long-shot, it connotes more an idea of striving to do more than can be achieved, rather than striving to do a thing that is unlikely to be successful.
The previous definition by "A solid cube of tungsten" had a good historical reference, but the particular example was not quite on point: "The story behind it is that during WWII in 1944, the Allies came up with a plan (Operation Market Garden) to use paratroopers to secure three bridges over three key rivers behind enemy lines in The Netherlands. British forces would then rush forward across all three bridges to relieve the paratroopers, and later push into Germany itself.
It was an extremely ambitious plan. A British commander is alleged to have said “I think we may be going a bridge too far”, and he was right. The American airborne divisions were able to capture the first two bridges, and were relieved. But the British and Polish paratroopers at the third and final bridge at Arnhem were basically wiped out before tanks of the Irish Guards could punch through to reach them. Market Garden was an operational failure."
While it can imply a long-shot, it connotes more an idea of striving to do more than can be achieved, rather than striving to do a thing that is unlikely to be successful.
The previous definition by "A solid cube of tungsten" had a good historical reference, but the particular example was not quite on point: "The story behind it is that during WWII in 1944, the Allies came up with a plan (Operation Market Garden) to use paratroopers to secure three bridges over three key rivers behind enemy lines in The Netherlands. British forces would then rush forward across all three bridges to relieve the paratroopers, and later push into Germany itself.
It was an extremely ambitious plan. A British commander is alleged to have said “I think we may be going a bridge too far”, and he was right. The American airborne divisions were able to capture the first two bridges, and were relieved. But the British and Polish paratroopers at the third and final bridge at Arnhem were basically wiped out before tanks of the Irish Guards could punch through to reach them. Market Garden was an operational failure."
Modified from the first example:
Person 1: “I’m going to try to finish the essay the morning it’s due, play a round of golf, and then ride my bike to school to drop it off.”
Person 2: “I think that’s a bridge too far buddy...
Person 1: “I’m going to try to finish the essay the morning it’s due, play a round of golf, and then ride my bike to school to drop it off.”
Person 2: “I think that’s a bridge too far buddy...
by DrJoel May 10, 2021
Get the A bridge too farmug. by Psoodonihm May 20, 2021
Get the Too much winemug. Person 1: Damn Tobi Lou looking real clean.
Person 2: Yeah bet, he's too hype in the benz.
Or
Person 1: I just graduated.
Person 2: Oooooooo ok sir, congrats for the dub, we see you being hype in that benz.
Person 2: Yeah bet, he's too hype in the benz.
Or
Person 1: I just graduated.
Person 2: Oooooooo ok sir, congrats for the dub, we see you being hype in that benz.
by The_Mans October 7, 2020
Get the too hype in the benzmug. by Whyyy89473 March 30, 2021
Get the Too much floofmug. by AVeryCommonName September 5, 2021
Get the Too Dumb To Diemug. by Mabinogies November 20, 2018
Get the Too fucking hotmug. Not a sustainable kind of rough, someone who's desperately just rough enough for long enough to claim they broke somebody's nose, and put everything they had into trying, then goes back to being as silly as they were as a kid.
He/she was too rough to be true, that's how you knew this is not who he/she is or was (as a kid growing up).
by Solid Mantis October 23, 2020
Get the Too rough to be truemug.