this much

English

Phrase

this much

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see this,‎ much.
   • 2012, Benedict Mejilla, A Chosen Destiny:

     Or when she would playfully say “I love you this much,” showing a small space between her hands

2. The fact that has just been or is about to be stated.
   • 2021, Edwards v. Vannoy (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19–5807), Justice Kagan dissenting:

     At bottom, then, the Court took the unusual step of overruling precedent for the most fundamental of reasons: the need to ensure, in keeping with the Nation's oldest traditions, fair and dependable adjudications of a defendant's guilt. In this much alone, Ramos's reasoning evokes this Court's descriptions of watershed rules.

Further reading

• “this much”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.