One might account for this by supposing that such items were de trop, subjecting their wearer to ridicule. |
We are de trop, my dear, let us leave the young people together. |
I felt that I was de trop and found some excuse for leaving them. |
There are moments in girls' lives when even a father is de trop. |
I want to speak to Louise, although I am afraid I am shockingly de trop. |
The cast prances, postures, and palpitates appositely, fully aware that real acting would be de trop. |