as long as your/my arm

idiom

informal
: very long : having many pages, items, etc.
I had a list of things to do that was as long as your arm.

Examples of as long as your/my arm in a Sentence

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“As long as your/my arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as%20your%2Fmy%20arm. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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