by the dozens



by the dozens

Fig. many; by some fairly large, indefinite number. (Similar to but implying less than hundreds. Compare this with by the dozen.) Just then people began showing up by the dozens. I baked cookies and pies by the dozens for the charity bake sale.
See also: dozen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CherishCHER-ishEnglish
Nannie['næni]
Olympia[əu'limpiə]
Elise[e'li:z]
Idwal-Welsh
JuliusYOO:-li-uws (Ancient Roman), JOO-lee-əs (English), YOO-lee-uws (German)Ancient Roman, English, German