quite a bit

quite a bit
quite a few & quite a lot & quite a bit & quite a number
much or many. •

Do you need one? I have quite a few.

I have quite a bit—enough to spare some.

How many? Oh, quite a number.

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See: QUITE A LITTLE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • quite a bit — phrasal a considerable amount …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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