Daily life
more than enough
plenty
If you have more than enough of something, you have more of it than you need.
Hear it in real life
Should I buy another bottle of water?
No, we've got more than enough.
We have more than enough time to stop for coffee before the train leaves.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We have more ‸ enough food for everyone.
Say: We have more than enough food for everyone.
Keep "than" in the fixed expression "more than enough" when you mean that there is extra.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
more than enoughuncountable noun; more than enough to do something
Your turn: say it out loud
We have more than enough time to stop for coffee before the train leaves.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
more than enough
plenty
“We have more than enough time to stop for coffee before the train leaves.”
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