Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Embarras de Richesse

More matter than can be used; overcrowded with facts or material. A publisher or editor who is overwhelmed with MSS., or contributions; an author who has more incidents or illustrations in support of his theory than he can produce, etc., have an embarras de richesse.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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