a pile Jack Rice couldn't jump over

old-fashioned A particularly large sum of money. A reference to a famous steeplechaser (a horse that jumps over obstacles in a race) by the name of Jack Rice. Primarily heard in Australia. He had been expecting a pile Jack Rice couldn't jump over, so his face fell when I told him he'd only won about $100.

词组	a pile Jack Rice couldn't jump over
释义	a pile Jack Rice couldn't jump over a pile Jack Rice couldn't jump over old-fashioned A particularly large sum of money. A reference to a famous steeplechaser (a horse that jumps over obstacles in a race) by the name of Jack Rice. Primarily heard in Australia. He had been expecting a pile Jack Rice couldn't jump over, so his face fell when I told him he'd only won about $100. See also: jack, jump, over, pile, rice Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over rice a bad quarter of an hour (Well,) I'll be durned! (for) land('s) sake(s) (alive) a bit of crackling a whole team and the dog under the wagon a stuffed shirt a rake's progress fashion
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