If you say that there is ~ of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large quantity of it. (INFORMAL)
The recipe calls for ~ of melted chocolate.
= loads, tons
QUANT: QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n emphasis
If you say that there is ~ of something, you are emphasizing that there is a very large quantity of it. (INFORMAL)
The recipe calls for ~ of melted chocolate.
= loads, tons
QUANT: QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n emphasis
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012