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a lot
[ uh lot ]
adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of a lot1
Idioms and Phrases
Very many, a large number; also, very much. For example, A lot of people think the economy is declining , or Sad movies always made her cry a lot . It is sometimes put as a whole lot for greater emphasis, as in I learned a whole lot in his class . It may also emphasize a comparative indication of amount, as in We need a whole lot more pizza to feed everyone , or Mary had a lot less nerve than I expected . [ Colloquial ; early 1800s]Compare Meanings
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Example Sentences
鈥淭ook a lot of temperatures in the last 36 hours. Guys are feeling good. They understand what we got to do. We got to play harder. We got to play with more discipline.鈥
I am expecting the same outcome here, just with a lot less excitement.
鈥淭hey were catcalling and whistling, and the crew all started doing versions of the dance. It sparked a lot of joy.鈥
鈥淚 think 20 is an OK post for Baeza being a horse that hasn鈥檛 had a lot of races,鈥 Shirreffs told Horse Racing Nation.
In the time since that decision last June, a lot has changed for the Lakers.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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