Meaning of A BIT MUCH - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So in English when you describe something as being a bit much what you are saying is
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that you find it to be excessive, usually in the negative sense of the word.
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Maybe you remember being in school and you may have found all of the rules a bit much.
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Maybe there were too many rules for your liking and you would, you would have described that
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as that you thought it was a bit much.
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You can also use this to describe people.
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You could say that somebody is a bit much.
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You might have a friend who talks a lot when you have a conversation.
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Maybe when you have a conversation they talk more than you do and you could say that you
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think that person is a bit much.
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You could say when you have a conversation with them they are a bit much.
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And basically what you're saying is that they're talking a little too much.
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They're a little bit overwhelming when you have a conversation.
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So we have the saying, "a bit much", you can also say that someone is too much.
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You might have a friend or someone you know who, they're just so excited and they're so
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energetic and they talk so much when you're with them you could say that they are too
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much.
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You could just say, you know my friend Joe, he is too much sometimes.
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He is just a little bit overwhelming and he talks way too much.
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Anyways.
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Bob the Canadian here.
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Hopefully those definitions helped you just a little bit.
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Have a good day.
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