{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.
SO MANY
Meaning of SO MANY in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012