n'en jetez plus

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you're making me blush, don't overdo it, give it a rest, enough already
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/nɑ̃ ʒə.te ply/
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A request to stop adding more to an already excessive pile.

Examples

  • Je sais que j'ai échoué ; n'en jetez plus.
    I know I failed; stop piling it on.
  • Elle souriait en disant « n'en jetez plus » sous les compliments.
    She smiled and said “that's enough praise” amid the compliments.
  • Vous m'appelez un génie ? N'en jetez plus, vraiment.
    You're calling me a genius? Don't overdo it, really.
  • Les mauvaises nouvelles s'accumulaient : n'en jetez plus !
    The bad news kept piling up: that's enough already!
  • À force de louanges, il a fini par lancer : « N'en jetez plus ! »
    After so much praise, he finally said, “That's quite enough!”

Similar words

c'est trop d'honneur
ça suffit
vous allez me faire rougir
cessez de m'accabler
arrêtez, je rougis
arrêtez un peu

Meanings

Enough praise

conversation
informal
A playful response asking someone to stop heaping on compliments.

Examples

  • Vous me trouvez brillant, drôle et courageux ? N'en jetez plus !
    You find me brilliant, funny and brave? You're making me blush!
  • « Ton discours était parfait ! » « N'en jetez plus, je vais rougir. »
    “Your speech was perfect!” “Stop, you're making me blush.”
  • Elle souriait en disant « n'en jetez plus » sous les compliments.
    She smiled and said “that's enough praise” amid the compliments.
  • Vous m'appelez un génie ? N'en jetez plus, vraiment.
    You're calling me a genius? Don't overdo it, really.
  • À force de louanges, il a fini par lancer : « N'en jetez plus ! »
    After so much praise, he finally said, “That's quite enough!”

Similar words

Enough reproaches

criticism
informal
An irritated response asking someone to stop adding criticism or bad news.

Examples

  • Encore une critique ? N'en jetez plus, j'ai compris.
    Another criticism? Give it a rest, I understand.
  • « Et tu étais en retard, et tu as oublié le dossier... » « N'en jetez plus ! »
    “You were late, and you forgot the file...” “Enough already!”
  • Face à la liste de reproches, elle a dit : « N'en jetez plus. »
    Faced with the list of complaints, she said, “Give it a rest.”
  • Les mauvaises nouvelles s'accumulaient : n'en jetez plus !
    The bad news kept piling up: that's enough already!
  • Je sais que j'ai échoué ; n'en jetez plus.
    I know I failed; stop piling it on.

Similar words

Etymology

Short for n'en jetez plus, la cour est pleine, imagining a courtyard already so full that nothing more can be thrown into it.

FAQ

What does n'en jetez plus mean?

Stop adding to what is already too much.

Can it answer praise?

Yes, playfully, as if the praise is overwhelming.

Can it answer criticism?

Yes, often with irritation.

What is the longer form?

N'en jetez plus, la cour est pleine.

Is it a literal instruction to throw things?

No, the modern expression is figurative.

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