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lousy with

Idioms  

  1. Abundantly supplied, as in He's lousy with money. Like louse up, this expression alludes to being infested with lice. [First half of 1800s]

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Pennsylvania was lousy with wildcatters, all of them convinced they’d struck it rich.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

The room was also lousy with secret detractors.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2025

“OF: RDG” is classic recent Ritchie: star-studded, snarky, and ultimately grating, lousy with weird glasses and bad accents.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023

“Boardwalk Empire” was lousy with historical figures — Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano among them.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

“She won’t tell anybody. She’s lousy with secrets.”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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