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a bit much

too extreme or excessive

If something is a bit much, it is more extreme, intense, or excessive than you can comfortably accept.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

They want us to work all weekend.

That's a bit much, especially with no extra pay.

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The dress code for a casual lunch seems a bit much.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: That's ‸ bit much.

Say: That's a bit much.

Keep the article "a" in the fixed expression "a bit much."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be a bit much for someone; be a bit much

Your turn: say it out loud

The dress code for a casual lunch seems a bit much.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

a bit much

too extreme or excessive

“The dress code for a casual lunch seems a bit much.”

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