a (whole) raft of (something)
a (whole) raft of (something)
A very large number or collection of people or things. We had a whole raft of problems on opening night, but I think most of the issues have been resolved. While the film has been receiving positive reviews from critics, there's a raft of fans who are upset with the way it turned out.
See also: of, raft
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a whole raft of
COMMON A whole raft of people or things is a large number of them. This is likely to affect a whole raft of consumer industries. Under Lord Cornwallis, a whole raft of legislation was brought in.
See also: of, raft, whole
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
a (whole) raft of —
a large collection of something.Raft here is an alteration of a dialect word raff , meaning ‘a great quantity’.
1998 Housing Agenda Since the election of Labour last May, the social inclusion agenda has come to span a whole raft of Government initiatives.
See also: of, raft
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- a raft of
- a whole raft of
- raft
- a (whole) host of (something)
- host
- water under the bridge
- be water under the bridge
- whole
- don't halloo till you are out of the woods
- don't whistle till you are out of the woods