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More X "than you could shake a stick at."
Origin thought to be in the US Deep South approx.: 1800 Often refers to having an over abundance of an item. Ex: Their garden has more tomatoes than I could shake a stick at. For historians, there is a reference in literature 1835 Mary Beecher Stowe in Uncle Tom's Cabin, Chapter 16. |
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