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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dirk	DIRK (Dutch), DEERK (German), DURK (English)	Dutch, German, English
Annabella	ahn-nah-BEL-lah (Italian), an-ə-BEL-ə (English)	Italian, English (Modern)
Tanesha	tə-NEE-shə	African American
Aileen	ie-LEEN, ay-LEEN	Scottish, Irish, English
FaolÁN	FWAY-lahn	Irish
Spartak	-	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian