one too many
Drink causing regret
One too many describes an excessive amount—specifically, the quantity that crosses from acceptable to problematic.
The phrase most often refers to alcoholic drinks: He's had one too many means someone is noticeably drunk.
It can apply to anything where a final instance tips the balance: That was one too many questions.
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
- morning afterTime following excess
- hair of the dogAlcohol to cure overdrinking
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- bingeBout of excess
fallout · overuser · temperance · last straw · regret · surplus · excess baggage · indulgence · excessiveness · strain · glut · repercussions · burnout · fatigue · tipping point · crossed the line · wastefulness · extravagance
- hangoverhangover, hungover, morning after, rough night, worse for wear
- drunk slangdrunk, wasted, hammered, smashed, plastered
one too manynot enough
Below the needed amount
insufficient · lacking · short · deficient · wanting
one too manyjust right
Exactly as needed
just enough · no more no less · spot on · sufficient · adequate
one too manystone cold sober
Entirely free of intoxication
teetotal · abstinent · temperate · moderate · restrained