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bartholomew | 17:22 Tue 22nd Feb 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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Could you explain the meaning of it is a darn sight easier...is darn sight=lot?

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One meaning of the word 'sight' - in use since the 1300s - is a great quantity, based on the idea of a show/display of something such as stars. 'Darn' is an Americanism for the mild oath 'damn/ed'. Thus, "a darn sight easier" just means "a great deal easier".
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