so many

so many (2)  {pron}
A limited number; some.
Many people want to come to the prom; but the gymnasium will hold only so many.
Don't give the boys all the cookies they want; give so many to Tom, so many to Dick, and so many to Bob.
Compare: SO MUCH.
Categories: pronoun
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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