adv.
to a feasible extent

methinks thou dost protest too much Idiom, Proverb

much obliged

very thankful, very grateful, thanks a million """You can stay with us until your wounds heal,"" she said. ""Much obliged, Ma'am,"" I replied."

not much of

rather bad It

so much

a large quantity of something There was so much rain in the spring that our garden wouldn

so much as

this much will anger me, very little will anger me If that cat so much as touches the baby, I'll tie up its tail!

there's not much to choose between them

they are nearly equal, it's a toss-up A Ford or a Mercury - there's not much to choose between them.

as much

the same；exactly that同样；那样
Did you lose your way？ I thought as much when you were late in coming．你迷路了吗？你来迟了，我就料想你迷路了。

make much of

lay much emphasis on特别强调
The report made much of the fact that there had not been enough cooperation among the department heads．该报告强调各部门负责人没有尽力合作。
He makes much of his upperclass background when you talk to him．当你同他谈话时，他总是强调他上流社会的家庭背景。
Don't make too much of Sally's harsh manner ；she's really quite gentle one you get to know her．别太计较萨利粗暴的态度，一旦你了解她，就会知道她实际上是一个相当温和的人。

much less

and also not；and even less able or likely to更不；更别提
John couldn't even pick up the box，much less carry it upstairs．约翰连这箱子提都提不起来，更别说把它搬上楼了。
I've never seen the man，much less spoken to him．我见也没见过这个人，更谈不上跟他说话了。
The boy can hardly understand arithmetic，much less algebra．那孩子连算术都不大懂，更不用说代数了。

so much…as

rather than与其说是…不如说是…
He is so much ill as depressed．与其说他病了，倒不如说他情绪不好。

so much for

enough has been said or done about…就到此为止
This rain looks as if it will continue all the afternoon． So much for our game of tennis．看来整个下午雨都停不了，咱们的网球就打到这里为止吧。
So much for the sentence pattern drills． Now let's move on to the passage．句型练习就到这里。现在我们看文章。

methinks thou dost beef too much

Used to announce that addition (not necessarily a woman) is alone abstinent article so agilely because the adverse is absolutely true. Adapted from the band "the adult doth beef too much, methinks" in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act III, Scene ii. A: "No, I already told you, I do not like Tom in that way! We accept annihilation in common! There's no way we would be romantically ill-fitted to one another!" B: "Hmm, methinks thou dost beef too much." A: "Shut up, I do not like Dungeons and Dragons! I'm no nerd!" B: "Haha, arctic out, dude. It's not that big a deal." C: "Seriously, man. Methinks thou dost beef too much!"Learn more: dost, methinks, much, protest, thou

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