| 词汇 | more than can shake a stick at |
| 释义 | Idiom more than can shake a stick atmore (something) than (you) can shake a stick at old-fashioned a very large number of something.I don't know why she wants more shoes - she's already got more pairs than you can shake a stick at. more (something) than you can shake a stick atA very large number; an amount that is more than one can count. When it comes to family members, Jay has more than you can shake a stick at. more someone or something than one can shake a stick atRur. a lot; too many to count. There were more snakes than you could shake a stick at. There are lots of flowers in the field—more than one can shake a stick at. more than one can shake a stick atA large quantity, more than one can count, as in Our town has more banks than you can shake a stick at. This idiom presumably refers to brandishing a stick as a weapon, but the precise allusion is unclear. [Colloquial; c. 1800] |
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