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To gather slowly until the pile becomes a problem worth bragging about.
means To build up an amount of something gradually over time, bit by bit.
from From Latin accumulare, to heap onto a pile — cumulus, the same word that names those heaped-up summer clouds.
Cloud cousinShares its root with cumulus clouds.
Interest's engineCompound interest is accumulation that pays you.
Hoarder's verbOne mess away from accumulate becoming clutter.