A Cast of Thousands?

0Without more context, I am guessing that it means a lot of people are involved, and by extension that a lot of money was spent. I believe this is a reference to the movies of Cecil B. DeMille, who became famous for big-budget movie spectacles with enormous numbers of extras to depict battles and Biblical events. Back then, such a movie might be advertised with the phrase "A Cast of Thousands!!"

0 = lots of people. Originally a term in cinema, many use it now quite freely. Usually hyperbolic. 0-

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00I've looked up many dictionaries for this phrase without success before asking. You guys' replies let me feel more supportable to learn English. Thank you for your time ag

"Cast of thousands" actually means exactly that, a huge cast. Check out the work of legendary film director, Cecil B. De Mille. De Mille created the idea, someone else gave it the name. The scenes of the Jews fleeing Egypt in "The 10 Commandments" is a perfect example. It takes a LOT of work to wrangle so many people.

"Cecil B. DeMille and a cast of thousands" originated as a reference to the big budget films produced by

DeMille. Today it is often used in reference to any big (or, more usually, insanely big) production in just about any business or even in personal interactions. Someone who is referred to as a "drama queen" might be said to be engaging in a Cecil B. DeMille production with a cast of