English Reference

Idiom

more than you can shake a stick at

Meaning

Alternative form of more than one can shake a stick at.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“That shop has more items than you can shake a stick at.”

“The library offers more books on history than you can shake a stick at, so you will surely find what you need.”

“The mountain village provided more breathtaking views than you can shake a stick at, leaving the weary travelers completely speechless by the sheer scale of the landscape.”

Examples

simple

“That shop has more items than you can shake a stick at.”

contextual

“The library offers more books on history than you can shake a stick at, so you will surely find what you need.”

complex

“The mountain village provided more breathtaking views than you can shake a stick at, leaving the weary travelers completely speechless by the sheer scale of the landscape.”

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