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单词 hand over fist
释义

hand over fist

phrase [PHRASE after verb]
If you say that someone is making or losing money hand over fist, you mean that they are getting or losing a lot of money very quickly.
Synonyms: swiftly, easily, steadily, by leaps and bounds More Synonyms of hand over fist
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hand over fist in British English

steadily and quickly; with rapid progress
he makes money hand over fist
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hand over fist in American English

Informal
easily and in large amounts
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Examples of 'hand over fist' in a sentence
hand over fist

They are losing money hand over fist.
The Sun (2010)
Nobody denied the company was losing money hand over fist.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
As a result you're making money hand over fist.
Hopkins, Tom The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994)
Of course, you might say that there are already many airlines and that all of them are losing money hand over fist.
The Sun (2009)
So we'll make only half a billion after tax, when most other airlines in the world are losing money hand over fist.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
PORTSMOUTH might be losing money hand over fist but at least they are staying in the Premier League.
The Sun (2009)
(idiom) 
Definition
steadily and quickly
Investors would lose money hand over fist if a demerger went ahead.
Synonyms
swiftly
easily
steadily
by leaps and bounds
See hand

Nearby words of
hand over fist

  • hamstrung
  • hand
  • hand in glove
  • hand over fist
  • hand something around or round
  • hand something back
  • hand something down

Synonyms of 'hand over fist'

hand over fist

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