by the dozen

1. Also,. According to a definite quantity, as in She's buying tapes by the dozen. This usage is generally employed for some kind of rate. A 1950 film about efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth and his family was entitled Cheaper by the Dozen. [c. 1300]

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Pater Lumley made sandwiches by the dozen, and everyone agreed they were excellent.

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Now he buys them by the dozen, with extra orders whenever he can get it.

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Notwithstanding the occasional recession, financial crisis and market correction — by the dozen — along the way, the market has, for the most part, proven a trustworthy long-term bet for investors and retirees.

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Some of it is bought from defence contractors and commercial producers, other gear is specially assembled by the dozen research groups working at Cochstedt.

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He did it with speed, superior skills and passing wiles that allowed him to rack up goals by the dozen and helped his teammates do the same.

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