enough to choke a horse
An excessive quantity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They have enough food to choke a horse at the party.”
“The company received enough complaints to choke a horse after they changed the software interface.”
“The eccentric collector had amassed enough antique clocks to choke a horse, filling every room in his sprawling estate.”
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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can't get enough
Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.
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change horses in midstream
To change one's plan or approach when an effort is already underway or at another inopportune time.
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charley horse
A muscle cramp, usually a strong one, in the thigh, leg, arm, or core.
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choke off
To get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
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choke the chicken
To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
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close enough for government work
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
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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).
Last updated August 10, 2026