After the promotion he started acting too big for one's breeches, bossing everyone around despite his inexperience.

As the old proverb goes, too much pudding will choke a dog, so enjoy dessert in moderation.

As the old proverb warns, too much water drowned the miller, so don't let abundance turn into a problem.

During the audit, one had one's cake and ate it too, praising cost-cutting publicly while approving lavish expenditures in private.

One has one's cake and eats it too when one refuses to compromise.

After years of corner-cutting, one had one's cake and eaten it too, or so we thought until the audit exposed the truth.

By having one's cake and eating it too, she was accused of trying to benefit from both sides without compromise.

Whenever the committee argued about the menu, someone sighed and muttered, 'too many cooks spoil the stew.'

When the project stalled, I reminded the team that too many chefs spoil the broth and suggested appointing a single coordinator.

During the group project, when everyone tried to take charge, someone warned, 'too many cooks spoil the soup.'