enough to choke a snakeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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enough to choke a snake (uncountable)

1. (rare) Synonym of enough to choke a horse
   • 1962, Chayym Zeldis, Streams in the Wilderness, page 106:

     Harry the Mexican belting the cows with a length of rope thick enough to choke a snake and consigning them in Spanish with a "son-of-a-beech" thrown in every now and then;

   • 2001, Jack Cady, The Hauntings of Hood Canal:

     The butterflies, with beetle-lady acting as choir director, pretended to pay no attention; but a two hundred dollar scarf might be dropped accidentally, or a diamond ring large enough to choke a snake might be twisted into plain view as a butterfly leaned forward, chin on delicately curved twist.

   • 2008, Cathy McDavid, The Family Plan, page 23:

     Dust particles floated in the air, thick enough to choke a snake.