Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see this, much.
The fact that has just been or is about to be stated.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgBut whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain-that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case it is unfit to exist. Lysander Spooner
She thought: at this moment, the glass stem between his fingers feels just like the one between mine. We have this much in common. Ayn Rand
We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth. Maurice Strong
This much have I learned: A man's life weighs more than glory, and a price paid in blood is a heavy reckoning. Lloyd Alexander
I think to feel this happy is to be miserable, to feel this much satisfaction is to burn. Anne Rice
There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure. Clay Aiken