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great deal

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a great deal (of something)
a large amount of something. He offered me a great deal of money. Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me.
See also: deal, great
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I have thought a great deal about that lovely England since I left it, and all the famous historic scenes I visited; but I have come to the conclusion that it is not a country in which I should care to reside.
A Bundle of Letters by James, Henry View in context
And yet I have heard that there is a great deal of wine drunk in Oxford.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
I know you make a great deal of money by this kind of thing, but consider the damage you inflict upon the business of others
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