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. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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
stick — See: CARROT AND STICK, MORE THAN ONE COULD SHAKE A STICK AT … Dictionary of American idioms
stick — See: CARROT AND STICK, MORE THAN ONE COULD SHAKE A STICK AT … Dictionary of American idioms
stick — See: carrot and stick, more than one could shake a stick at … Словарь американских идиом
shake — See: MORE THAN ONE COULD SHAKE A STICK AT … Dictionary of American idioms
shake — See: MORE THAN ONE COULD SHAKE A STICK AT … Dictionary of American idioms
shake — See: more than one could shake a stick at … Словарь американских идиом
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
