How to Pronounce "to a fault"
expression
too-uh-FAULT, tuh-FAULT, ti-FAULT
too-FAULT, uh-FAULT
Definition
Used to describe someone who has a positive quality or habit, but to such an extreme that it may become a weakness or problem.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfɔɫt
British English
tˈuː/ /æɪ/ /fˈɒlt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
too-uh-FAULT, tuh-FAULT, ti-FAULT
UK
too-FAULT, uh-FAULT
Listen in Context
He is honest to a fault.
She is generous to a fault.
My friend is trusting to a fault.
She’s loyal to a fault, always standing by her friends no matter what.