hand over fist
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“Instead of buying hand over fist, China may cool down a little bit,” said Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at OPIS, which, like The Wall Street Journal, is owned by Dow Jones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
England made metres hand over fist and, that intensity, combined with set-piece dominance, made a breakthrough inevitable.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
But it’s not just that Chili’s is making money hand over fist.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025
“These companies are extremely profitable and will continue to make money hand over fist whether they’re selling combustion engines or EVs,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023
He says we are losing money hand over fist.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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