- plenty of something
- plenty of somethinglots of something; an abundance of something; enough of something. •
I have plenty of candy. Do you want some?
•This project is giving me plenty of trouble.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
plenty of something
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plenty — [[t]ple̱nti[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount/pl n If there is plenty of something, there is a large amount of it. If there are plenty of things, there are many of them. It is used especially to indicate that there is enough of something, or… … English dictionary
plenty — plen|ty [ plenti ] function word, quantifier *** Plenty is used in the following ways: as a pronoun: How long will it take? Five minutes should be plenty. She always has plenty to say. (followed by of ): Don t hurry we have plenty of time. as an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plenty */*/*/ — UK [ˈplentɪ] / US adverb, pronoun Summary: Plenty is used in the following ways: as a pronoun: How long will it take? Five minutes should be plenty. ♦ She always has plenty to say. (followed by of ): Don t hurry – we have plenty of time. as an… … English dictionary
plenty — 1 pronoun a large quantity that is enough or more than enough: If you want some more chairs, there are plenty more in here. (+ of): Make sure she eats well and gets plenty of fresh air. | You ve got plenty of time. | I don t want any more work, I … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plenty — plen|ty1 W1S1 [ˈplenti] pron a large quantity that is enough or more than enough plenty of ▪ Make sure she gets plenty of fresh air. ▪ No need to hurry you ve got plenty of time. ▪ There s plenty to do and see in New York. ▪ There are plenty more … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hav Plenty — Infobox Film name = Hav Plenty director = Christopher Scott Cherot producer = Bridget D. Davis, Christopher Scott Cherot, Dana Offenbach, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, Robyn M. Greene, S.J. Cherot, Tracey Edmonds writer = Christopher Scott Cherot… … Wikipedia
in plenty — Abundant, as in food in plenty • • • Main Entry: ↑plenty * * * in plenty mainly literary phrase used for saying that things exist or happen in large amounts or numbers There was food in plenty for all of the men. Thesaurus: words used to describe … Useful english dictionary
There are plenty more where they came from. — There are plenty more where (they)/that came from. something that you say in order to tell someone they will easily find another person or thing similar to the one they have lost. Roger and I split up last month. Oh, never mind, There are plenty… … New idioms dictionary
There are plenty more where that came from. — There are plenty more where (they)/that came from. something that you say in order to tell someone they will easily find another person or thing similar to the one they have lost. Roger and I split up last month. Oh, never mind, There are plenty… … New idioms dictionary
leave something open — leave (something) open to keep something available. I ve left the evening of the 12th open, just in case you want to go out to dinner. We still have plenty of alternatives left open to us. Related vocabulary: leave open the possibility of… … New idioms dictionary
have something to say for yourself — have something/a lot/nothing/etc to say for yourself phrase to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something He didn’t have a lot to say for himself. She’s always got far too much to say… … Useful english dictionary
