bushel and a peck

bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd)

A lot. This phrase is typically used to emphasize how much one loves someone else. My darling wife, I love you a bushel and a peck.

bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd)

Rur. a great deal or amount. (Usually used to answer the question, "How much do you love me?") Mary: How much do you love me? Tom: A bushel and a peck and some in a gourd. We knew that Grandpa loved us a bushel and a peck.

See also: and, bushel, peck

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd)
gourd
peck
(my) right hand to God
no fox given
up with
up with (someone or something)
AIIC
peck up
boom goes the dynamite

References in periodicals archive

Although she reprised her role as Miss Adelaide in the 1955 film version, A Bushel and a Peck wasn't used.

Slam Sam

She always said, "I love you this much" with her index finger and thumb about an inch apart, "because I've got so many people to love!" One of her best ditties, which she sang to the oldest back in 1962 to the youngest, born last year was "I love you a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!"She was predeceased by husband Thomas in 2005, son Daniel in 1984, and sister Lorraine in 1995.

Louise Guilfoyle

There are some fine dance routines - Bushel and a Peck at the Hot Box club stands out - and good solo spots, particularly from Paul Kirkbright's Sky, Tia Chang's comic Miss Adelaide (who made her own costumes) and Joanne Ellis's Sarah.

THEATRE Guys and Dolls/ Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

But watching the inevitable happen was entertaining enough with songs like A Bushel and A Peck, If I were A Bell and I'll Know.

Review: Still a hit? You bet!

Yet British reserve allowed an encore only for Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat, while Luck Be A Lady, A Bushel And A Peck and If I Were A Bell had to make do with enthusiastic applause.

Rings all the right belles; THEATRE REVIEW

She asks: "Can you name the musical in which A Bushel and a Peck was included in the stage version but not in the movie?" print verified You're a winner when I print your verified answer, Angela

Slam Sam

词组	bushel and a peck
释义	bushel and a peck bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd) A lot. This phrase is typically used to emphasize how much one loves someone else. My darling wife, I love you a bushel and a peck. See also: and, bushel, peck Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd) Rur. a great deal or amount. (Usually used to answer the question, "How much do you love me?") Mary: How much do you love me? Tom: A bushel and a peck and some in a gourd. We knew that Grandpa loved us a bushel and a peck. See also: and, bushel, peck McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd) gourd peck (my) right hand to God no fox given up with up with (someone or something) AIIC peck up boom goes the dynamite References in periodicals archive Although she reprised her role as Miss Adelaide in the 1955 film version, A Bushel and a Peck wasn't used. Slam Sam She always said, "I love you this much" with her index finger and thumb about an inch apart, "because I've got so many people to love!" One of her best ditties, which she sang to the oldest back in 1962 to the youngest, born last year was "I love you a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!"She was predeceased by husband Thomas in 2005, son Daniel in 1984, and sister Lorraine in 1995. Louise Guilfoyle There are some fine dance routines - Bushel and a Peck at the Hot Box club stands out - and good solo spots, particularly from Paul Kirkbright's Sky, Tia Chang's comic Miss Adelaide (who made her own costumes) and Joanne Ellis's Sarah. THEATRE Guys and Dolls/ Floral Pavilion, New Brighton But watching the inevitable happen was entertaining enough with songs like A Bushel and A Peck, If I were A Bell and I'll Know. Review: Still a hit? You bet! Yet British reserve allowed an encore only for Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat, while Luck Be A Lady, A Bushel And A Peck and If I Were A Bell had to make do with enthusiastic applause. Rings all the right belles; THEATRE REVIEW She asks: "Can you name the musical in which A Bushel and a Peck was included in the stage version but not in the movie?" print verified You're a winner when I print your verified answer, Angela Slam Sam
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