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
Lallie		LAL-ee	English (Rare)
Mcginnis		[mə'ginis]
Dewey		-	Welsh
Tetty		TET-ee	English (Archaic)
Wenda		WEN-də	English (Rare)
Filat		-	Russian

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