an embarrassment of riches

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an embarrassment of riches (formal)

if you have an embarrassment of riches, you have more of something than you need and this makes it difficult for you to make a choice This club has an embarrassment of riches. All their players are good, so who do they pick for their side?

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MICK McCarthy stands to pick from an embarrassment of riches at Blackburn if his internationals come through unscathed over the next 24 hours. Mick looking spoilt for choice by Birmingham Mail (England) The Newmarket handler has an embarrassment of riches in the juvenile fillies' department headed by Misheer, who ran out an impressive winner of the Cherry Hinton Stakes at last week's July meeting. Jira in line for Ascot outing by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) And, with one of the youngest squads around, coach McDermott may well have an embarrassment of riches at his disposal in the not too distant future. Rugby Union: McDermott's revolution by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			an ace in the hole an Achilles' heel an acid test an act of faith an act of God an act of war an aide-mémoire an Aladdin's cave an all-out effort an all-rounder an amber gambler an ambulance chaser An apple a day keeps the doctor away an arm and a leg An army marches on its stomach an article of faith an attack an awkward customer an eager beaver an earful an early bath an early bird an earth mother an educated guess an ego trip an embarrassment of riches an éminence grise An empty sack cannot stand upright an end in itself an enfant terrible An Englishman's home is his castle an even break An eye for an eye an Indian summer an inside job an iron fist in a velvet glove an iron man an ivory tower an old chestnut an old flame an old hand an old head on young shoulders an old maid an old wives' tale an open book an open marriage an open sesame an own goal an ugly duckling an Uncle Tom an unknown quantity			An army marches on its stomach An Array Of Charm an article of faith An article of virtu An Association for Scientific Research on the Addictions an attack An Automated Victim Notification System an awkward customer An Baile Meánach An Baile Meánach An Comhaontas Ghaelach Tuathúil An Comunn Gaidhealach - America An Daingean An Daingean An der Donau an der Saale an der Saale an eager beaver an earful an early bath an early bird an earth mother an educated guess An educational institution An educational institution an ego trip an elegant sufficiency an embarrassment of riches an éminence grise An empty sack cannot stand upright an end an end an end an end an end in itself An End to Intolerance An Endless Sporadic an enfant terrible An Englishman's home is his castle An Entrepreneur An Entrepreneur An Entrepreneur An Entrepreneur an equal percentage An Essay on Criticism An Eternity of Twilight an even break An Evolutionary System for On-line Programming An Experiment in Web Indexing An Experimental Design Approach An Expert System for Shipboard Obscuration Prediction an eye for an eye an eye for an eye an eye for an eye an eye for an eye an eye for an eye an eye for an eye an eye on

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