by the thousand イディオム
by the dozen|by the hundred|by the thousand|dozen|
adv. phr. Very many at one time; in great numbers.
Tommy ate cookies by the down. Often used in the plural, meaning even larger numbers.
The ants arrived at the picnic by the hundreds. The enemy attacked the fort by the thousands.by the thousand
In huge quantities, apparently calculation several thousand. When the potato dearth hit Ireland, the Irish began casual by the thousand.Learn more: by, thousand
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