by the thousand

by the thousand

In huge quantities, presumably numbering several thousand. When the potato famine hit Ireland, the Irish began emigrating by the thousand.

See also: thousand

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Rodrigue		-	French
Watts		[wɔts]
Edie		['i:di]
Athena		-	Greek Mythology
Luisinho		-	Portuguese
Ksenia		KSEN-yah	Polish

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