enough is as good as a feast

proverb

Just the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.

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enough is enough
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Meanings

proverb
  1. Just the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.

    Here is enough, I am satisfied, (sayd he). / Since enough is enough, (sayd I), here may we / With that one word take end good, as may be geast: / For folke say, enough is as good as a feast.

    1546, John Heywood, chapter XI, in Julian Sharman, editor, The Proverbs of John Heywood. […], London: George Bell and Sons, […], published 1874, →OCLC, part II, page 173

    Synonyms: enough is enough

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbJust the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.

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enough is enough
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enough is enough

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 過猶不及 /过犹不及
  • 過猶不及 /过犹不及 (guòyóubùjí)there is no value in excess
Finnish kohtuus kaikessa
  • kohtuus kaikessathere is no value in excess
French il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses
  • il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes chosesthere is no value in excess
Hebrew תפסת מרובה לא תפסת
  • תפסת מרובה לא תפסתthere is no value in excess
Irish bíonn blas ar an mbeagán
  • bíonn blas ar an mbeagánthere is no value in excess
Korean 지나친 것은 잔치나 다름없다
  • 지나친 것은 잔치나 다름없다 (jinachin geos-eun janchina dareum-eopda)there is no value in excess
Latin ne quid nimis
  • ne quid nimisthere is no value in excess
Malay کسدرهاناءن لبيه باءيق درڤد برلبيهن, اصل اد, کچيل ڤون ڤد
  • کسدرهاناءن لبيه باءيق درڤد برلبيهنthere is no value in excess
  • اصل اد, کچيل ڤون ڤدthere is no value in excess
  • kesederhanaan lebih baik daripada berlebihanthere is no value in excess
  • asal ada, kecil pun padathere is no value in excess
Swedish lagom är bäst
  • lagom är bästthere is no value in excess
Cite this entry
APA

enough is as good as a feast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enough%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20feast

MLA

“enough is as good as a feast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enough%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20feast. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enough is as good as a feast,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enough%20is%20as%20good%20as%20a%20feast.

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