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I thought "much" means a lot of amount. But why "much" is used here? Is "this much" an expression?

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Rebecca

You're right, "much" normally refers to a large amount of something. In some cases when paired with a noun, the word "much" can be used generally to express a certain amount of something. In the case of the video here, this is how it is used. So "this much food" in this case refers to "this amount of food", which is not necessarily a large amount, but is just a certain amount that she is showing. Here's a few examples of "much" with the meaning of a general "amount": Ex: How much food do you have in your refrigerator? Ex: I've grown by this much.

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