掃はいて捨すてるほど

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Meanings

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expression

a dime a dozen; two a penny; so many you could throw them away

Idiomatic expression indicating that something is extremely common, abundant, or of little value; literally 'enough to sweep away and throw out'. Often used hyperbolically.

この街まちにはラーメン屋やが掃はいて捨すてるほどある。

There are ramen shops a dime a dozen in this town.

そんな言いい訳わけは掃はいて捨すてるほど聞きいてきた。

I've heard excuses like that more times than I can count.

Kanji

掃sweep, brush
捨discard, throw away, abandon
吐spit, vomit, belch

Related words

いくらでも
Means 'any number of' or 'as many as you like', but lacks the dismissive nuance of worthlessness that 掃いて捨てるほど carries.
山やまほど
Means 'a mountain of', emphasizing a large quantity, but without the specific connotation of being so common as to be disposable.

Written forms

掃はいて捨すてるほど
Standard kanji spelling; 掃く means 'to sweep', giving the literal image of sweeping something away as worthless.
吐はいて捨すてるほど
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 吐く means 'to spit out', but this spelling is less common and may be considered non-standard.

Etymology

From the literal image of sweeping something away and throwing it out because it is worthless or overly abundant. The phrase uses the verb 掃く (to sweep) and 捨てる (to throw away) in a figurative construction.