in spades
(получить) больше того, что хотелось бы
The mother of the sick boy was hoping to receive some money, but when the radio talked about his illness she received it in spades.
Другие идиомы:
- above board
- according to Hoyle
- ace in the hole
- ante up
- call a spade a spade
- call someone's bluff
- cash in one's chips
- come/turn up trumps
- deal someone in
- be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand
- follow suit
- force someone's hand
- have an ace up one's sleeve
- have a card up one's sleeve
- hold all the aces