enough to sink a ship

Idioms  

1. Also, enough to sink a battleship. A more than sufficient amount, as in They brought enough food to sink a ship. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

It’s reported to be big enough to sink a ship.

From Literature

"He's standing it like a man," was the reply, "just as we supposed he would, but he'll get black marks enough to sink a ship before the night's over."

From Project Gutenberg

Hydraulically powered and manipulated by the arm, Bruce is agile enough to sink a ship, which he does.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You're clever enough to sink a ship," he was once told, "but you'll never draw."

From Time Magazine Archive

Those which can be seen are not dangerous; it is only the half-submerged logs, almost invisible, yet large enough to sink a ship, for which a careful look-out has to be kept, both in the rigging and on the bows.

From Project Gutenberg