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hand over fist

adverb as in at a tremendous rate

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England made metres hand over fist and, that intensity, combined with set-piece dominance, made a breakthrough inevitable.

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Now everybody can get tweaked, and Tegridy Farms can keep making money hand over fist.

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"We're losing money hand over fist every day," she said, warning some settings were at risk of closing.

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Again, don't hold your breath – the company has been losing money hand over fist, the blast furnaces are nearing the end of their useful life, and the cost of energy it gulps is enormous.

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“These companies are extremely profitable and will continue to make money hand over fist whether they’re selling combustion engines or EVs,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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