BUSHEL AND A PECK (AND SOME IN A GOURD)

bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd): translation

a bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd)

Rur. a great deal or amount. (Usually used to answer the question, “How much do you love me?”) •

Mary: How much do you love me? Tom: A bushel and a peck and some in a gourd.

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We knew that Grandpa loved us a bushel and a peck.