piles of (something)

piles of (something)

informal A large amount of something. A: "You coming to the party tomorrow?" B: "No, I've got piles of homework to do this weekend." They have already put piles of money into this project. I doubt they'd be willing to increase the budget any further.
See also: of, piles
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a pile
  • only if
  • the dog ate my homework
  • dog ate my homework
  • dog ate my homework, the
  • be after
  • be after (doing something)
  • be after doing something
  • buttload
  • laters