Meaning of more than one can shake a stick at | Babel Free

Definitions

Occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many.

comparative-only

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Examples

“Q: How many units did they complete last month? A: Almost two hundred, which is more than you can shake a stick at.”

“Q: How much grain did they harvest last month? A: Almost six thousand tons, which is more grain than you can shake a stick at.”

“Q: I wonder how much water that company uses in a month. A: Probably more of it than you can shake a stick at.”

“"[L]aziness, cousin, laziness,—which ruins more souls than you can shake a stick at."”

“"[H]e's laid out more 'Federates dan he can shake a stick at."”

“"I've got more companies than you can shake a stick at. There's the Alameda & Contra Costa Land Syndicate, the Consolidated Street Railways, the Yerba Buena Ferry Company, the United Water Company, the Piedmont Realty Company, the Fairview and Portola Hotel Company, and half a dozen more that I've got to refer to a notebook to remember."”

“There are more billionaires than you can shake a stick at.”

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