embarrassment of riches

== English == === Etymology === Calque of French embarras des richesses, from John Ozell's 1738 translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726) by Léonor Jean Christine Soulas d'Allainval. === Pronunciation === === Noun === embarrassment of riches (plural embarrassments of riches) (idiomatic) An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing. ==== Translations ====