a lot of sth

  • 1lot — lot1 W1S1 [lɔt US la:t] pron, adv 1.) a lot also lots informal a large amount or number ▪ We ve spent a lot on the children s education. ▪ How many CDs have you got? Lots. a lot of ▪ They paid a lot of money for that house. ▪ …

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  • 2quite a lot (of something) — quite a ˈlot (of sth) idiom (also BrE informal quite a ˈbit) a large number or amount of sth • They drank quite a lot of wine. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 3job lot — ➔ lot * * * job lot UK US noun [C] UK INFORMAL ► COMMERCE a collection of several things which are bought or sold as a group, usually at a cheap price: a job lot of sth »He bought a job lot of computers at a bargain price. ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET …

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  • 4a whole lot of something — a ˈwhole lot (of sth) idiom (informal) a large number or amount • There were a whole lot of people I didn t know. • I lost a whole lot of money. Main entry: ↑whole …

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  • 5whole lot of something — a ˈwhole lot (of sth) idiom (informal) a large number or amount • There were a whole lot of people I didn t know. • I lost a whole lot of money. Main entry: ↑whole …

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  • 6have (got) something lot to do with somebody — have (got) something, nothing, a lot, etc. to do with sb/sth idiom used to talk about how much sb/sth is connected with sb/sth • Her job has something to do with computers. • ‘How much do you earn?’ ‘What s it got to do with you?’ • Hard wor …

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  • 7have (got) nothing lot to do with somebody — have (got) something, nothing, a lot, etc. to do with sb/sth idiom used to talk about how much sb/sth is connected with sb/sth • Her job has something to do with computers. • ‘How much do you earn?’ ‘What s it got to do with you?’ • Hard wor …

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  • 8have (got) a lot to do with somebody — have (got) something, nothing, a lot, etc. to do with sb/sth idiom used to talk about how much sb/sth is connected with sb/sth • Her job has something to do with computers. • ‘How much do you earn?’ ‘What s it got to do with you?’ • Hard wor …

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  • 9have (got) something lot to do with something — have (got) something, nothing, a lot, etc. to do with sb/sth idiom used to talk about how much sb/sth is connected with sb/sth • Her job has something to do with computers. • ‘How much do you earn?’ ‘What s it got to do with you?’ • Hard wor …

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  • 10have (got) nothing lot to do with something — have (got) something, nothing, a lot, etc. to do with sb/sth idiom used to talk about how much sb/sth is connected with sb/sth • Her job has something to do with computers. • ‘How much do you earn?’ ‘What s it got to do with you?’ • Hard wor …

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