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When I say: "I'm not much for politics", will it mean: "I'm not big on politics"?
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When I say: "I'm not much for politics", will it mean: "I'm not big on politics"?
so much for sth:
used to express disappointment and annoyance at the fact that a situation is not as you thought it was:
The car's broken down again. So much for our trip to the seaside.
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I'm not particularly interested in politics
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so much for sth:
used to express disappointment and annoyance at the fact that a situation is not as you thought it was:
The car's broken down again. So much for our trip to the seaside.
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That's not what I meant at all, but thanks anyway
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That's not what I meant at all, but thanks anyway

No. But going on the tag for your thread, "expression 'to be much for something'",
a reasonable guess would be that you meant:
'to be too much for', which dawoodusmani defined for you.
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