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
Japheth	JAY-fəth (English)	Biblical
Carlos	KAHR-los (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
Xanthippi	-	Greek
Fereydoun	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Berit	BE-rit (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Stamatios	-	Greek