Значение идиомы a bit

[a bit] {n., informal} A small amount; some.

There’s no sugar in the sugar bowl, but you may find a bit in the bag.

If the ball had hit the window a bit harder, it would have broken it.

— Often used like an adverb.

This sweater scratches a bit.

— Also used like an adjective before «less», «more».

Janet thought she could lose weight by eating a bit less.

«Have some more cake?» «Thanks. A bit more won’t hurt me.»

— Often used adverbially after verbs in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, sometimes in the form «one bit».

«Won’t your father be angry?» «No, he won’t care a bit.»

Helen feels like crying, but I’ll be surprised if she shows it one bit.

— Sometimes used with «little» for emphasis, also in the emphatic form «the least bit».

«Wasn’t Bob even a little bit sorry he forgot his date?» «No, Bob wasn’t the least bit sorry.»

Syn.: A LITTLE. Compare: A FEW. Contrast: A LOT.



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Значение идиомы a bit