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not much en · X

Meanings

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, much.
   • There's not much meat in this chicken curry.
   • The house is not much to look at, but it's very comfortable.
   • This manager is not much better than the last one.
   • "What have you been up to?" — "Oh, not much."
2. Used sarcastically with opposite meaning to express strong agreement or assertion of truth; a lot.
   • "She's rich, is she?" — "Huh, not much!" [meaning yes, she is very rich]