hand over fist
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Still, “China is very savvy and is not charging back into the market, buying crude hand over fist, when prices are in triple digits and freight rates are so high.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
So, while the growers were losing money hand over fist, housing developers were coming through with godfather offers to buy them out, convert them to row housing, and sell, sell, sell.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
“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
"We're losing money hand over fist every day," she said, warning some settings were at risk of closing.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
He had seen men with fourth-grade educations who could barely read making money hand over fist, and he saw the place overcome by decadence and greed until the bust.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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