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not much of a something Definition


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much
adj
    1. Great in amount or quantity.
      Thesaurus: abundant, considerable, voluminous, substantial, ample, plentiful, profuse, lavish, generous; Antonym: inadequate, insufficient, little, limited.
pronoun more (comparative), most (superlative)
    1. A great amount or quantity of something
      Example: You don't have much luck
      Example: How much time is there left?
    2. (as pronoun) a great deal; anything of significance or value.
      Example: Can you see much?
      Example: My belongings don't amount to much
adverb
    1. By a great deal.
      Example: That looks much prettier
    2. To a great degree.
      Example: don't like her much
      Example: We are much alike
    3. Nearly the same; almost. See also more, most.
      Example: Things look much as I left them
      Form: much the same (often)
Idiom: a bit much
    colloq
    Rather more that can be tolerated or accepted.
      Example: His constant teasing is a bit much
Idiom: as much as ... (much as ...)
    Although ....
      Example: I cannot come, much as I would like to
Idiom: make much of something or someone
    To cherish or take special interest in them or it, or to treat them or it as very important.
    Note: with negatives
    To find much sense in, or to succeed in understanding, them or it.
      Example: couldn't make much of what he was saying
Idiom: not much of a something
    colloq
    Not a very good example of it; a rather poor one.
      Example: I'm not much of a singer
Idiom: not up to much
    colloq
    Of a poor standard; not much good.
Idiom: too much
    colloq
    More than can be tolerated or accepted.
      Example: I find the noise too much
Idiom: too much for someone
    More than a match for them.
Etymology: 13c: from Anglo-Saxon mycel; see mickle.



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