"too much water drowned the miller" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} too much water drowned the miller
  1. One may have too much of a good thing.
    Sense id: en-too_much_water_drowned_the_miller-en-proverb-g8RVG5Im Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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