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embarrassment of riches

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embarrassment of riches (plural embarrassments of riches)

(idiomatic) An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.

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I always wanted to be on a great TV show and in a Broadway show and have a CD out, and the fact that they happened simultaneously is kind of an embarrassment of riches. Cheyenne Jackson

It's an embarrassment of riches because you have directors who don't better. You end up with so much stuff going on the screen that you don't know where to look, and that's what I consider self-indulgent. John Dykstra

We have such an embarrassment of riches when it comes to choice. Do you want to hike in the Alps? There are 300 pairs of shoes you can order within the next 10 minutes. You have your choice of everything. Nick Offerman

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