Meaning of YOU'RE TOO MUCH - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So in English, if you say to someone, "You're too much,"

it usually means you don't like the way they're acting.

Maybe they are angry, or maybe they are just too energetic.

A really good example of this would be

if I was at the doctor's office,

and I was in the waiting room,

and one of my children was running around

and yelling and shouting and just being crazy.

I could say to that child, "Hey, stop it.

"You're too much.

"This isn't the right place to run around

"and to act crazy."

You might also say this to someone at work.

Maybe someone at work is really upset about something,

and they're raising their voice

and they're just acting a little bit angry.

You could say, "Whoa, settle down a little bit.

"You're too much right now.

"You're too much for me right now.

"Please just speak calmly and in a normal voice."

So when you say you're too much to someone,

it means that you don't appreciate the way they're acting.

Now, here's what makes it difficult, though.

You can also use this phrase in a positive way.

If someone makes me laugh a lot.

Let's say I'm at a party

and someone is constantly telling me jokes,

I could say to them, I could just laugh and say,

"Whoa, you're just too much.

"You're too much, man.

"You are hilarious."

So tricky phrase, because it can mean two things.

It can mean that you don't like the behavior

that someone is demonstrating,

or it could mean that you do like it,

because it's making you laugh and it's making you happy.

So, I'll leave it to you to figure it out,

but anyways, Bob the Canadian here,

and you're learning English with me.

Have a good day.