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chunk
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chunk something
Rur. to throw something. The kids were out chunking rocks into the lake. Somebody chunked a snowball at me!

chunk of change

Fig. a lot of money. Tom's new sports car cost a real big chunk of change!
See also: change
a chunk of change
a large amount of money He's probably got enough money to buy a little ranch somewhere and still have a chunk of change left over.
Usage notes: often used with big, huge, or other modifiers: You'd have to agree that $80 million is a big chunk of change by anyone's standards.
See also: change
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First is chunking, breaking down the coaching process into manageable "chunks.
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