bushel and a peck



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. We knew that Grandpa loved us a bushel and a peck.
See also: and, bushel, peck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ambrosi-Georgian
KataKAH-tah (Finnish)Hungarian, Finnish, Croatian
Alexandriea-lek-sawn-DREEFrench (Rare)
Olimpiaaw-LEEM-pyah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Dinu-Romanian
Denis['denis]