shake a stick at
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Not quite all there in his wits anymore, but he’s got more wild seafaring stories in that gray head than you could shake a stick at.
From Literature
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Soon the group moved on to the California Buckwheat and Daniel added that “we have the most native plants in California for one county,” along with “more native bees than you can shake a stick at.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Can you help me tote these buckets of flowers next door? I’ll arrange them in the downstairs kitchen. Lurleen can’t get here to help me for another hour, and I’ve got more orders than I can shake a stick at.”
From Literature
I got off school for more funerals than I could shake a stick at, but I always made up my work.
From Literature
He said: "I was waiting in the wind, hanging in this bucket, effectively, with every camera you could shake a stick at."
From BBC
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