| 单词 | by the dozen |
| 释义 | by the dozenAlso, by the hundred or thousand. According to a definite quantity, as in She's buying tapes by the dozen. This usage is generally employed for some kind of rate. A 1950 film about efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth and his family was entitled Cheaper by the Dozen. [c. 1300] Words nearby by the dozenby the balls, by the board, by the book, by the bye, by the day, by the dozen, by the numbers, by the same token, by the seat of the pants, by the short hairs, by the skin of one's teeth The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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