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The phrase "a load of carrots" is not a standard expression in English and may not be widely recognized.
It could be used informally to imply that something is nonsensical or untrue, similar to "a load of rubbish."
Example: "When he said he could run a marathon without training, I thought that was just a load of carrots."
Alternatives: "a bunch of nonsense" or "a pile of rubbish."
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Items were mixed — a load of carrots, a load of strawberries, a load of sorbet — to prevent bottlenecks in the storage areas, and to keep everyone busy.
And while it was about it, it fined the director of the Soil Association, Patrick Holden, £3,380 plus VAT through his account manager, for delivering a load of carrots that its quality control system rejected.
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The rustic shepherd's pie ($13) yielded finely chopped, nicely seasoned meat, onions and carrots under a load of sturdy, rather than creamy, mashed potatoes.
When they get hungry, feed them healthy stuff like milk, or carrot sticks if they have teeth, don't ignore her or give her a load of sweets!
What a load of baloney.
A load of horse manure.
A load of cobblers".
A load of rubbish.
Researchers showed participants a load of pictures of maggots, mutilated carcasses and (possibly worst of all) a sink full of that sort of post-making-dinner collection of egg bits, anaemic spaghetti strands, peas and carrot peelings.
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