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a little too much - what does it mean?



 
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Sentence: Mr. X is failed to recover the amount from Mr. Y | "by the end of" vs "at the end of"
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a little too much - what does it mean? #1 (permalink) Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:26 am   a little too much - what does it mean?
 

Hi, "a little too much" - what does it mean? Is it a phrasal verb?
I found it in this sentence: A group of boys once found out a little too much about my private world.
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a little too much - what does it mean? #2 (permalink) Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:29 am   a little too much - what does it mean?
 

It means "somewhat too much".
"Too much" means: more than what is good or proper.
"A little" means: "a small amount" (noun), or: "to a low degree, somewhat, slightly" (adverbial).
So "a little too much" means: "somewhat more than what is good". Sometimes people know more than what is good for them, or for someone else.
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a little too much - what does it mean? #3 (permalink) Wed Feb 11, 2009 13:31 pm   a little too much - what does it mean?
 

Thank you very much! :D
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