hand over fist
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hand over fist
Rapidly, at a tremendous rate, as in He's making money hand over fist. This expression is derived from the nautical
hand over hand, describing how a sailor climbed a rope. [First half of 1800s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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