Смысл: dozen

dozen[ʹdʌz(ə)n]
n
<Í> 1. дюжина
round dozen - ровно дюжина
in dozens, by the dozen - дюжинами
a dozen spoons - дюжина ложек
three dozen eggs - три дюжины яиц
several dozens of port - несколько дюжин (бутылок) портвейна
2. pl множество, масса
dozens of people - множество людей
I told you so dozens of times - я тысячу раз говорил тебе об этом
♢ baker's /devil's, long, printer's/ dozen - чёртова дюжина (тринадцать)
to talk nineteen /thirteen/ to the dozen - говорить без конца; трещать, тараторить
(it is) six of one and half a dozen of the other - ≅ что в лоб, что по лбу; это одно и то же; одно другого стоит

cheaper by the dozen Идиома

a dime a dozen

very cheap, low priced, dirt cheap He can remember when eggs were cheap - a dime a dozen.

dime a dozen

(See a dime a dozen)

six of one and a half dozen of the other

there is little difference between two things/situations Whatever you do is no problem for me. It is six of one and half a dozen of the other.

six of one and half-a-dozen of the other

two things the same, no difference It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other as to whether or not we should take the train or the airplane. They both arrived at the same time and cost the same.

six of one, half a dozen of the other

nearly equal, about the same, like twins Panasonic and Quasar are very similar - it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.

dirty dozens

a game played by insulting the relatives of the other players

six of one and half a dozen of the other

Idiom(s): six of one and half a dozen of the other

Theme: CHOICE

about the same one way or another.(Fixed order.)
• It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
• What difference does it make? They're both the same—six of one and half a dozen of the other.

daily dozen

Idiom(s): daily dozen

Theme: EXERCISE

physical exercises done every day. (Informal.)
• My brother always feels better after his daily dozen.
• She would rather do a daily dozen than go on a diet.

by the dozens

Idiom(s): by the dozens

Theme: AMOUNT - MANY

many; by some large, indefinite number. (Similar to but less than hundreds.)
• Just then people began showing up by the dozens.
• I baked cakes and pies by the dozens.

by the dozen

Idiom(s): by the dozen

Theme: AMOUNT

twelve at a time; in a group of twelve.
• I purchase socks by the dozen.
• Eggs are usually sold by the dozen.
• Around here we have problems by the dozen.