be too much for someone

be too much for someone
be too much for someone phrase
used for saying that something is too tiring, annoying, difficult etc for someone

What with George’s funeral and her daughter’s divorce, it had all been too much for poor Elizabeth.

Thesaurus: difficult or impossible to deal withsynonym
Main entry: much

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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