by the thousand

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brant	BRANT	English
HÁKon	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Ted	[ted]
Hollis	HAHL-is	English
Ram (1)	-	Biblical
HanİFe	-	Turkish