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hand over fist



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Idioms and Phrases

Rapidly, at a tremendous rate, as in He's making money hand over fist . This expression is derived from the nautical hand over hand , describing how a sailor climbed a rope. [First half of 1800s]
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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 鈥 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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鈥淭hese companies are extremely profitable and will continue to make money hand over fist whether they鈥檙e selling combustion engines or EVs,鈥 he said.

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Meanwhile, the people running these companies were making money hand over fist while not giving any support to their gig workers and often crushing their union attempts.

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Despite his years of dubious claims to be a "billionaire," the tax returns show that he spent most of his presidency losing money hand over fist.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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