"to a fault" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: En-au-to a fault.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} to a fault (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) To an excessive degree; extremely; counterproductively. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Translations: liiaksi asti (Finnish), à l’excès (French), túlzottan (english: is) (Hungarian), túlságosan (english: is) (Hungarian), túlontúl (Hungarian)

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