only so much/many
C2 used to say that there are limits to something:
There are only so many hours in your working day - you cannot possibly do all the work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Small in number and quantity
- beggarly
- below
- certain
- could count sth on (the fingers of) one hand idiom
- drabs
- flicker
- less
- little
- mild
- mingy
- minimal
- modest
- narrow
- negligible
- niggardly
- outside
- slender
- small
- thinly
- under
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