bit much

bit much
a bit much
beyond what is needed or tolerable. •

The speech she gave in acceptance of the award was a bit much. She went on and on.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • (a) bit much — a bit much informal phrase used for saying that you think something is unfair Pay our own travel costs? That’s a bit much, don’t you think? Thesaurus: unfairsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) bit much — a bit (too) much unreasonable or unfair. I think it s a bit much to expect anyone to play three tennis matches in one day. Bill went at four in the morning and had to wait four hours to get in, but that was just a bit too much for me …   New idioms dictionary

  • get a bit much — be a bit much if you say something is a bit much, you think that it is not fair or that it is more than you can deal with. It gets a bit much sometimes having to listen to other people s problems all the time …   New idioms dictionary

  • be a bit much — if you say something is a bit much, you think that it is not fair or that it is more than you can deal with. I think it s a bit much to expect her to play 3 matches in one day …   New idioms dictionary

  • a bit much — If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • a bit much — ► a bit much informal somewhat excessive or unreasonable. Main Entry: ↑much …   English terms dictionary

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