a list as long as your arm - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online

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a very long list

I've got a list as long as my arm of the things we need to do before we go on holiday.

(Definition of a list as long as your arm from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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