up the wazoo

up the wazoo
phrasal

we've got lawyers up the wazoo — Steve Bochco

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up (or out) the wazoo
very much; in great quantity; to a great degree

he's insured out the wazoo | Jack and I have got work up the wazoo already

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up the wazoo — see wazoo
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Main Entry:up

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ˌout/ˌup the waˈzoo idiom
in large numbers or amounts
Main entry:wazooidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • up the wazoo — also out the wazoo phrasal in excess < we ve got lawyers up the wazoo Steven Bochco > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • up the wazoo — adverb up the ass; excessive or excessively; too much Id go, but Im sure they will charge up the wazoo for tickets …   Wiktionary

  • out the wazoo — adjective out the ass; excessive or excessively; too much I planted a few seeds and had radishes out the wazoo within a month …   Wiktionary

  • out the wazoo — phrasal see up the wazoo …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • out/up the wazoo — US informal : in large amounts We have bills up the wazoo. [=we have many bills] a team with talent out the wazoo [=a team with a great amount of talent] • • • Main Entry: ↑wazoo …   Useful english dictionary

  • up (or out) the wazoo — in great quantities. → wazoo …   English new terms dictionary

  • out the wazoo — noun see wazoo * * * ˌout/ˌup the waˈzoo idiom in large numbers or amounts Main entry: ↑wazooidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • wazoo — ☆ wazoo [wä zo͞o′ ] n. pl. wazoos Slang the buttocks or anus: chiefly in the phrase up (or out) the wazoo, to a great or excessive degree; in abundance or overabundance * * * wa·zoo (wä zo͞oʹ) n. Vulgar Slang The anus.   [Perhap …   Universalium

  • wazoo — ☆ wazoo [wä zo͞o′ ] n. pl. wazoos Slang the buttocks or anus: chiefly in the phrase up (or out) the wazoo, to a great or excessive degree; in abundance or overabundance …   English World dictionary

  • wazoo — n American the anus. This humorous euphemism, usually used figuratively rather than lit erally, is most often heard in the phrase up the wazoo . ► I wasn t expecting it but I got it right up the wazoo …   Contemporary slang

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