jóból is megárt a sok in Hungarian

IPA: [ˈjoːboːl iʃ ˈmɛɡaːrt ɒ ˈʃok] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From jó (“good”) + -ból (“of”, case suffix) + is (“even”) + megárt (“to be harmful”) + a (“the”) + sok (“much”), literally: “even too much of a good thing can be harmful”. Etymology templates: {{affix|hu|jó|-ból|is|megárt|a|sok|nocat=y|pos2=case suffix|t1=good|t2=of|t3=even|t4=to be harmful|t5=the|t6=much}} jó (“good”) + -ból (“of”, case suffix) + is (“even”) + megárt (“to be harmful”) + a (“the”) + sok (“much”) Head templates: {{head|hu|phrase}} jóból is megárt a sok

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  "etymology_text": "From jó (“good”) + -ból (“of”, case suffix) + is (“even”) + megárt (“to be harmful”) + a (“the”) + sok (“much”), literally: “even too much of a good thing can be harmful”.",
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        "too much of a good thing can be harmful, enough is as good as a feast"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From jó (“good”) + -ból (“of”, case suffix) + is (“even”) + megárt (“to be harmful”) + a (“the”) + sok (“much”), literally: “even too much of a good thing can be harmful”.",
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"jóból is megárt a sok" meaning in Hungarian

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