Structure
Verb + にもほどがある
[い]Adjective + にも + ほどがある
[な]Adjective + にも + ほどがある
Noun + にも + ほどがある
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About にもほどがある
にも程がある is an expression that will often be used fairly critically in order to state that something is too much, based on the speaker's personal opinion. Common translations include 'how (A) can one be', 'there is a limit to (A)', or 'you are too (A)'.
Being that it is composed of the case-marking particle に, adverbial particle も, the noun 程 'bounds', and がある 'to have', the more literal meaning of 'there are bounds even within (A)' also carries the critical nuance of the more standard translations.
This structure may follow almost any word type in their standard forms.
Caution
Despite being used negatively in the vast majority of situations, there are instances where にも程がある will be used positively with adjectives such as かわいい 'cute' or うまい 'delicious'. In sentences like this, the grammar structure is being used jokingly to express admiration or approval.
- なんだこれは!店出せるほどの美味しさじゃん!うまいにも程があるだろ。What the heck is this!? This is so good you can open a restaurant! There is a limit to how good it can be!
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ん?熊がエイリアンを襲ったって?!嘘をつくにもほどがある!
Huh? A bear attacked an alien? There is a limit to just how much one can lie.
またギャンブルをしたのか…金を無駄遣いするにもほどがある。
You were gambling again? There is a limit to just how much you can pointlessly waste money.
ここぞという時に頼りにならないなんて、リーダー失格にもほどがある。
Something like not being reliable at just the right moment, there is a limit to just how much you can fail as a leader.
毎月10万円もコスメに使うなんて、買いすぎにもほどがあるでしょう!
Using more than 100,000 yen on cosmetics every month, there is a limit to just how much one can over-purchase.
吐きそうになる料理を作れるとは…料理が下手にもほどがあります。
Something like being able to make food that makes you feel like throwing up... There is a limit to just how bad one can be at cooking.
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