protest too much en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Shortened from the lady doth protest too much.
Meanings
- (idiomatic) To insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| protesting too much | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| protested too much | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| protested too much | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| protests too much | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
cmn 此地無銀三百兩 /此地无银三百两 (insist on something) · fi vakuutella liikaa (insist on something) · pl protestować przesadnie (insist on something)