quite a little

[quite a little] or {informal} [quite a bit] also {formal} [not a little] {n.}

or {adj. phr.}

Rather a large amount; rather much; more than a little.

* /We are not finished; quite a little is left to do./

* /Cleaning the backyard needed quite a little work./

- The phrase "quite a bit" is used like an adjective only before "less", "more".

* /Six inches of snow fell today, and quite a bit more is coming tonight./

- Sometimes used like an adverb.

* /Harry was sick quite a little last winter./

Compare: A LITTLE, A LOT, QUITE A PEW.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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