enough to sink a ship
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Hydraulically powered and manipulated by the arm, Bruce is agile enough to sink a ship, which he does.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"You're clever enough to sink a ship," he was once told, "but you'll never draw."
From Time Magazine Archive
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It’s reported to be big enough to sink a ship.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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"Has debts enough to sink a ship, but floats through life as if she had never known what it was to be poor."
From The Eternal City by Caine, Hall, Sir
He'll sell you anything, and he's got cash enough to sink a ship.
From Cape Cod Stories by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
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