a palate

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “at shovelfuls.”

Prepositional phrase

a palate

1. in quantity, in spades

   Synonyms: in quantità, a fiumi

   • 2024, “Gli impiccati [Hang Men]”, in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, season 2, episode 9, spoken by David Conn (Paul Adelstein):

     Solo un piccolo omicidio e avrebbero avuto soldi a palate.

     All they had to do was one little murder and they could have all the money in the world.