Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, not comparable)To an excessive degree; extremely; counterproductively.

    I am trusting to a fault.

    1710, Isaac Norris, Friendly Advice to the Inhabitants of Pensilvania, Andrew Bradford (Philadelphia), p. 2, He also had that good qualification, of a moderate expectation, almost to a fault.

More definitions
  • to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

Examples

39 sentences

  1. What happened to Tom wasn't his fault.

    ruСлучившееся с Томом не было его виной. — marafon

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  2. It always seems to be your fault.

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  3. What happened to Tom wasn't your fault.

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  4. Whatever happens to Tom is his fault, not yours.

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  5. Don't try to find fault with others.

    ruНе пытайся искать недостатки в других. — Hellerick

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Translations

2 languages

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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