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a bit much

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a bit much

Unnecessarily excessive. Julie's mother thought that it was a bit much to expect the students to stay at school until 10 o'clock for theater practice.

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a bit (too) much

unreasonable or unfair I think it's a bit much to expect anyone to play three tennis matches in one day. Bill went at four in the morning and had to wait four hours to get in, but that was just a bit too much for me.

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a bit much

mod. more than enough; more than good taste allows. That was a bit much, Paul. After all there is such a thing as good taste.

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