"Too much" is an expression used to indicate an excessive amount or degree of something, often more than is necessary or desirable, as in the phrase 'She put too much sugar in the tea.' It emphasizes surplus beyond what is appropriate or wanted.
Translations
demasiado
te veel
massa
trop
zu viel
Etymology
The phrase "too much" originates from Old English components where 'too' meant 'excessively' or 'beyond,' and 'much' meant 'a large amount.' Combined, they have long been used to express excessiveness. Did you know? The word 'too' was once spelled 'to' in Middle English, which sometimes caused confusion!
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"Too much" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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