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too much vs too much of a

Both "too much" and "too much of a" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Too much" is used before a noun or an uncountable noun to indicate an excessive amount, while "too much of a" is used before a singular countable noun to emphasize that something is excessively or surprisingly of a particular kind.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 869 views

too much

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used before a noun or an uncountable noun to indicate an excessive amount of something.
  • Sometimes the responsibility feels too much.
  • Being on V gives him too much advantage.
  • Because knowledge is never too much.
  • There's too much injustice, too much corruption, too much poverty.
  • The healing expenses were too much.
  • Children with Lesch-Nyhan disease make too much uric acid.
  • Britain depended too much on German manufacturing.
  • You assume too much entering my chambers unbidden.
  • The boy had indigestion after eating too much.
  • Father thinks twins attract too much attention in wartime.
  • Perhaps our education neglects them too much.
  • It proposes too much bureaucracy, too much centralism and questionable methods of increasing energy efficiency in Europe.
  • We have too much centralism and too much conformity.
  • There had been too much indecision, too much hesitancy.
  • There has been too much violence, too much pain.
  • Chemical rockets provide too much thrust, too much push.
  • But too much fear and too much comfort...
  • We've seen too much action, too much blood.
  • Christmas is too much work, Rainbow, too much pressure.
  • Regardless of enlargement, there are still fundamental reasons for reforming the EU agricultural policy: it costs too much and involves too much bureaucracy.

Alternatives:

  • excessive amount of
  • more than enough of

too much of a

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used before a singular countable noun to emphasize that something is excessively or surprisingly of a particular kind.
  • more of a thing than is good or useful. I usually take short vacations. I can't stand too much of a good thing. Too much of a good thing can make you sick, ...
  • Definition of “too much of a good thing” - English Dictionary ... ​unpleasant because you have or do too much of it: You can have too much of a good thing.
  • He'd never act on his own – he's too much of a coward for that. It was considered too much of a safety risk to transport nuclear fuel by train. Synonyms and ...
  • For example, The indoor decorations are fine but the outdoor Santa, sled, reindeer, gnomes—it's just too much of a good thing. Expressed in slightly different ...

Alternatives:

  • excessively of a
  • surprisingly of a

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