English Reference
Idiom idiom

too many


A number of something that is more than you want or need. You use it with countable nouns, like books or cars.


SIMPLE

“I have too many books on my desk.”

CONTEXTUAL

“The party was crowded because the host invited too many people to the small apartment.”

COMPLEX

“She realized she had made too many mistakes in the report, so she decided to rewrite the entire document from the beginning.”

Last updated April 22, 2026