- do something once too often
- to cause trouble for yourself by repeating dangerous, stupid, or annoying behaviour
He's insulted me once too often. He's going to regret this!
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do something once too often — phrase to cause trouble for yourself by repeating dangerous, stupid, or annoying behaviour He’s insulted me once too often. He’s going to regret this! Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: once … Useful english dictionary
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