Definition of a bit of a — in US English:

phrase

• 1Used to suggest that something is not severe or extreme, or is true only to a limited extent.

  ‘he's a bit of a womanizer’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Although this procedure is not extremely difficult, it does require a bit of an experienced hand.’
  • ‘I was in severe leg trouble, so the trip to Taunton was a bit of an ordeal.’
  • ‘He is simply a bit of an idiot, and to an extent a victim of his times.’
  • ‘He's a bit of an extremist - congratulating the Islamic thugs that beat him up in Afghanistan.’
  • ‘I mean, isn't that a bit of an extreme way to describe the detention centres?’
  • ‘A bit of an unknown quantity for GB, Brent has plenty of pace and is a prolific try-scorer.’
  • ‘I'd forgotten to mention but I had a bit of an accident with Dad's car whilst he was away.’
  • ‘That he is here at all, in this lovely parkland rising to the church in the trees, is a bit of an accident.’
  • ‘Because we knew that it was a bit of a fiefdom at that point in time.’
  • ‘It was a bit of an accident going there in the first place.’

  1. 1.1 Only a little —; a mere —
     ‘we went on a bit of a walk’