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enough to choke a horse

idiom
Meaning

An excessive quantity.


Examples
SIMPLE

They have enough food to choke a horse at the party.

CONTEXTUAL

The company received enough complaints to choke a horse after they changed the software interface.

COMPLEX

The eccentric collector had amassed enough antique clocks to choke a horse, filling every room in his sprawling estate.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    beat a dead horse

    To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

  2. 02

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  3. 03

    charley horse

    A muscle cramp, usually a strong one, in the thigh, leg, arm, or core.

  4. 04

    choke off

    To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.

  5. 05

    choke the chicken

    To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.

  6. 06

    close enough for government work

    Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.

  7. 07

    close the stable door after the horse has bolted

    To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the first failure instead of before).

  8. 08

    crazy enough to work

    Acknowledging that an idea, plan, or strategy seems foolish, implausible, or risky, yet might succeed precisely because of its unconventional or unexpected nature.

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