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Most things can be measured using some kind of definitive unit; a cupfull, a meter, a litre etc..

Can you think of a measurement term we often use that has no real unit? Example: A pinch of salt.

Posted - June 24, 2019

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  • 5391
    A BUNCH of BS.


      June 24, 2019 2:25 PM MDT
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  • 44603
    Excellent choice.
      June 24, 2019 2:26 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    I know so much about a cup full or two....I tend to measure up too 
      June 24, 2019 2:37 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    A mouthful. 
      June 24, 2019 3:02 PM MDT
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  • 10635
    As  Brylcreem once said, "A little dab'll do ya!".

    I grew up in a whacky home.  My dad used a splash of aftershave in the mornings, and my mom was always adding a smidgen of this and a skosh of that to the recipes she cooked (and according to the recipe books she made us, she put a smattering of "kisses" in there as well).  Of course, dear ol' grandma used to put a pat of butter on top of her dollop of sour cream at breakfast (what, no lard?). 
      June 24, 2019 4:15 PM MDT
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  • 23576

    a little bit of 

    a bunch of 

    :)



      June 24, 2019 4:42 PM MDT
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  • 4624
    a glass full
    a shovel full
    a bucket full
    a barrow load
    a truck full


      June 24, 2019 5:57 PM MDT
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  • Over yonder
      June 24, 2019 7:30 PM MDT
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  • 53504


    Yeah high
    Yeah-high to a grasshopper
    Knee-high to a grasshopper
    Fair to middlin'
    Cruising altitude (aircraft)
    A little pregnant
    A few beers
    No, Officer, I have not been drinking. Much. 
    As sick as a dog
    Raining cats and dogs
    A hair's breath
    Forever
    Everybody
    Space
    Outerspace
    I need some space
    Breathing room
    Room temperature
    Lose your temper
    My last nerve
    You have a lot of nerve
    No guts
    Just what the doctor ordered
    I'll give you something to cry about
    Lightly seasoned
    Peer pressure
    Hopping mad
    As mad as a hatter
    White lie
    The whole truth
    Sustainable debt
    Forgiveable sin
    An innocent kiss
    Language barrier
    Walking distance
    Enough is enough
    A few cats
    An afternoon at the gym
    An afternoon shopping with girlfriends 
    Long-term relationship
    Eternal love
    Eternal flame
    My beautiful child/children 
    From here to eternity
    When I get around to it
    A little bit of makeup
    Cleavage
    The shoes in my wife's closet
    As dark as a witch's teat 
    As ready as I'll ever be
    For a minute [I truly despise that one]
    Out in the middle of nowhere 
    Out in the middle of Timbuktu
    Out in the middle of bum-***ked Egypt
    Zero dark thirty
    A skosh [from the Japanese language]
    Skoshi [from the Japanese language]
    Beau coup [from the French language]
    I love you thiiiiiiiiiiis much
    In a coon's age
    Size doesn't matter
    Size matters 
    Deeper
    Faster
    Harder
    As cool as a cucumber
    As the crow flies
    Some tildes

    ~



      June 24, 2019 10:32 PM MDT
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  • 17592
    a dollop
    a squirt
    a shot
    a squeeze
    a chunk
    a sprinkle
    a bit
      June 24, 2019 10:40 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    A dibbie

    Thank you, Great Grandma Bertha Coin.
      June 25, 2019 12:50 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    A Barrel of laughs ,it's what we Brits are, well !!!! maybe just one cute one .....:) 
      June 25, 2019 1:31 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    A smudgin of some thing :) 
      June 25, 2019 1:33 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    A drop of the hard stuff....
      June 25, 2019 1:34 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    A smidgin is smaller then a smudgen ....:)
      June 25, 2019 1:35 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    A lick of paint :) 
      June 25, 2019 1:36 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    A dot or dab of some thing....
      June 25, 2019 1:37 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    A hand full like me....:) 
      June 25, 2019 1:38 AM MDT
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  • 44603
    I thought that was two hands full. This post was edited by Element 99 at June 25, 2019 7:49 AM MDT
      June 25, 2019 6:45 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Some things are hard two grasp when your clutching your groin...:)D 
      June 25, 2019 7:50 AM MDT
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  • 3523
    A few good men.
    Image result for marines gif funny
      June 26, 2019 7:36 PM MDT
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