(abbreviation qt) a unit for measuring liquids, equal to 2 PINTS or about 1.14 litres in the UK and 0.94 of a litre in the US
IDIOMS
put a quart into a pint pot (BrE) to put sth into a space that is too small for it:
Writing a history of the world in a single volume is like putting a quart into a pint pot.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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