tidy sum

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tidy sum - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, stack, wad, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight

large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"

haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation

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abundance batch deluge flock good deal great deal hatful haymow inundation large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity mickle muckle passel pile quite a little raft slew spate			Somebody had to pay for the six quarts, which, multiplied by thirty, amounted to a tidy sum in the course of the month; and, since that man was Dag Daughtry, he found it necessary to pass Michael inboard on the Makambo through a starboard port-hole. Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context "Well, they've sent you a tidy sum," said Berg, eying the heavy purse that sank into the sofa. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context I'm only thirty-four, a hard worker, with a tidy sum to boot--not that I'm boasting about it. Dust by Haldeman, Julius Mr. and Mrs. View in context			Tided tideland tideless tideline tidemark tiderace tiderip tides Tidesman tidewaiter tidewater Tidewater region tidewater river tidewater stream tideway Tidife tidily tidiness tiding tidings Tidley tidology tidy tidy away tidy out tidy sum tidy tips tidy up tidy-out tidyism tidytips tie tie back tie beam tie clasp tie clip tie down tie down diagram tie down point tie down point pattern tie in tie line tie on tie rack tie rod tie tack tie up tie vine tie-break tie-breaker tie-dye			Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå TIDO Tidology TIDP TIDP-FE TIDP-TE TIDPTE TIDR TIDRC TIDRR TIDS TIDSE TIDTWIKA TIDUP TIDV TIDWLS Tidworth and District Chamber of Commerce TIDWT tidy tidy tidy tidy tidy away tidy away Tidy Enforcement Agency tidy out tidy sum tidy tips tidy up tidy up tidy-out Tidy-Rectangle-Compact TIDYBRAZENCHUMPS tidying tidying tidying away tidying away tidyism tidytips tie tie tie tie tie tie tie Tie (engineering) Tie (engineering) Tie (garment) tie back tie back Tie bar Tie bar tie beam tie beam tie beams tie beams

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