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Fat Lot Good Collo You   That Is  A 

Front (collo) If you 
say
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 that something is 
fat
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lot
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 of 
good
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 or a fat lot of 
help
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, you are 
saying
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 rudely that it is no good or no help at all. (fat)
'
Back a fat lot of good/use/help
I think we should go in and hammer them.'—'And a fat lot of good that would do us.

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