enough (something) to sink a (battle)ship
enough (something) to sink a (battle)ship
Referring to a very large quantity of something. Over the years, we've accumulated enough Christmas decorations to sink a ship. Where are we going to put them all?
See also: enough, sink
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
enough to sink a ship
Also, enough to sink a battleship. A more than sufficient amount, as in They brought enough food to sink a ship. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
See also: enough, ship, sink
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- enough to sink a ship
- a sinking ship
- sinking ship
- get one's teeth into (something), to
- drip into
- be ahead of the game
- cut (something) down to (something)
- cut down to
- meet the eye
- meet the/your eye