a bit much

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a bit much

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Uncommon before 1920. Possibly an ellipsis of a bit + too + much

noun

  1. informal, uncountable, of undesirable behaviour More than is reasonable; a bit too much. He says sometimes people even ask him for his autograph. But that's a bit much, even for Johnny Johnson.

    Similar: over the top, OTT, too

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noun More than is reasonable

Españoldemasiado
中文有些过分
Françaisun peu trop
Italianoesagerazione
Русскиймногова́то mnogováto

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@misc{a_bit_much_2026,
  title = {a bit much},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/a%20bit%20much},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}