Meaning of more — than one can shake a stick at in English:
more — than one can shake a stick at
phrase
informal
Used to emphasize the considerable amount or number of something.
‘a team with more experience than you can shake a stick at’
‘By day two this team were cranking out more new ideas than you could shake a stick at.’
‘It was a bad action film, bad comedy & contained more stereotypes than you could shake a stick at.’
‘‘I was very scared because I thought it was going to be chock full of people with more degrees than you could shake a stick at,’ she said.’
‘A non-stop barrage of clichés, denim, magnum 45s and bad facial hair, this highly technical show contains a completely original music score, brilliant lighting, pyrotechnics and more gags than you can shake a stick at.’
‘I think before you can be critical of the design of hospitals and sometimes the lack of, you have to remember the atmosphere that surrounds healthcare, lawsuits a plenty, more regulations than you can shake a stick at, and lack of funding.’
‘The ‘greatest living designer in all the Americas’ has created a dizzying number of products, as well as more prototypes than you can shake a stick at.’
‘He's flip-flopped on more issues than you can shake a stick at!’
‘When my parents arrived, we found ourselves introduced to more cousins than you can shake a stick at, most of them so many times removed you can barely detect them.’
‘After an auspicious debut this time last year, the Pop Montreal festival returns with more shows than you can shake a stick at.’
‘I get bored easily, and I change my clothes a lot, so I've had more careers than you can shake a stick at.’
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