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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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"One too many, I think"

1i00One guy asked me how much he Rob had had to drink. “02i01u00One too many02u00, I think,” I told him. 00[quoted from improveverywhere.com]02br
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00What exactly does 'one too many' mean? It does not literally mean that he would have been fine if had he drunk one less, does it?02br
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00Thank you02br
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0Today there are so many interesting questions. Maybe it's just me. 02br 02br 00Actually I've always wanted to ask this question but I always have more critical questioins at hand.

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  • 0Today there are so many interesting questions.
  • Maybe it's just me.
  • 02br 02br 00Actually I've always wanted to ask this question but I always have more critical questioins at hand.
  • 02br 02br 00I think it means not a lot but enough to make him drunk.
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0Today there are so many interesting questions. Maybe it's just me. 02br
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00Actually I've always wanted to ask this question but I always have more critical questioins at hand. 02br
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00I think it means not a lot but enough to make him drunk. 02br
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00Similarly, here's another example,02br
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00A: Why did
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0Rob had had too much to drink. It doesn't matter if he had 12 or 3 drinks, the fact is, he should have stopped drinking before he did. If he'd had one fewer drinks, he would not have had "too much."02br
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00It sounds like Rob got into some sort of trouble - perhaps a fight or he said something stupid to someone while he was drunk.0-
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