by the thousands



by the thousands

In huge quantities, presumably numbering several thousand. When the potato famine hit Ireland, the Irish began emigrating—especially to America—by the thousands.
See also: thousand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Revaz-Georgian
RhydderchHRUDH-erkhWelsh
UxÍAoo-SHEE-aGalician
Ainoa-Spanish
Nicola (2)NIK-ə-lə (English)German, Czech, English
Padma-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu