that ain't hay

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Idioms and Phrases

That's a great deal, especially of money; also, that's important. For example, He's making ten thousand a month, and that ain't hay . Originally used to describe a sum of money that is large, this phrase was later extended to other circumstances, as in She married a titled lord, and that ain't hay . [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]

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