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more than one can shake a stick at — adjective occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many Any English High Street has more Indian Restaurants than you can shake a stick at. Syn: more than one can poke a stick at … Wiktionary
more - than one can shake a stick at — informal used to emphasize the largeness of an amount a team with more experience than you can shake a stick at … Useful english dictionary
more than one could shake a stick at — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very many; a great many; more than you can count. * /There were more people at the game than you could shake a stick at./ * /I had more assignments for homework than I could shake a stick at./ … Dictionary of American idioms
more than one could shake a stick at — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very many; a great many; more than you can count. * /There were more people at the game than you could shake a stick at./ * /I had more assignments for homework than I could shake a stick at./ … Dictionary of American idioms
more\ than\ one\ could\ shake\ a\ stick\ at — adj. phr. informal Very many; a great many; more than you can count. There were more people at the game than you could shake a stick at. I had more assignments for homework than I could shake a stick at … Словарь американских идиом
more than one can poke a stick at — adjective occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many Check out this shop! They have more kinds of carpet than you can poke a stick at! Syn: more than one can shake a stick at … Wiktionary
stick — I [[t]stɪ̱k[/t]] NOUN USES ♦♦♦ sticks 1) N COUNT A stick is a thin branch which has fallen off a tree. ...people carrying bundles of dried sticks to sell for firewood. Syn: twig 2) N COUNT A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for… … English dictionary
shake — [[t]ʃe͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ shakes, shaking, shook, shaken (The form shook can be used as the past participle for meaning 2 of the phrasal verb shake up.) 1) VERB If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down … English dictionary
shake — {{11}}shake (n.) late 14c., from SHAKE (Cf. shake) (v.). As a type of instantaneous action, it is recorded from 1816. Phrase fair shake honest deal is attested from 1830, Amer.Eng. The shakes nervous agitation is from 1620s. Shakeout business… … Etymology dictionary
One-man band — For other uses, see One Man Band (disambiguation). One man band. Photo by Knox of Athol, MA, circa 1865 … Wikipedia
stick — I. /stɪk / (say stik) noun 1. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub cut or broken off. 2. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 3. an elongated piece of wood for burning, for carpentry, or for any special purpose. 4. a rod or wand; a baton …
