Meanings
- figurativelyno pluralrareAs much as soup has.
Soupful of Energy
1957 November 21, Mrs. Howard Slade, “A Smart Homemaker Says: Here Are Grounds For Good Syrup”, in The Miami News, Miami, Fla., page 5B4 more examples
A soupful of tears at dinner?
1976 August 30, Howard Moss, “Notes from the Castle”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: The New Yorker Magazine, Inc., page 36“You have a soupful of nasty stuff,” County Commissioner Cliff Barnes said.
1998 April 29, Scott Hovanyetz, “County gets dredging advice”, in Fort Pierce Tribune, page B1The King Center takes “Iron Chef” to the next level with “Cookin,” a live stage show that pits wedding banquet chefs against each other, adding a pound of percussion, two cups of drumming, a soupful of fighting and a pinch of juggling.
2005 February 18, Pam Harbaugh, “Knives go flying in ‘Cookin’”, in Florida Today, page 1EHis trailer smelt horrible, it had the stench of soggy cheap plywood that had been soaked in a soupful of turds.
2018, Ed Wagemann, edited by Anne Moss, Gentrification: The Early Works of Ed Wagemann, →ISBN, page 56
Origin
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