more than you can shake a stick at

more than you can shake a stick at
more than you can shake a stick at
chiefly US informal : more than you can count

She has more cats than you can shake a stick at. [=she has a lot of cats]

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Main Entry:shake
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more than you can shake a stick at — see shake, 1
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Main Entry:stick

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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