hand over fist

Example Sentences

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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

But it’s not just that Chili’s is making money hand over fist.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

"We're losing money hand over fist every day," she said, warning some settings were at risk of closing.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

"Most of these guys are generating cash hand over fist and they are trying to reduce their reliance on banks, because they have seen how quickly banks are turning on the industry."

From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2022

So Buddy put them inside the glass display case, whereupon the locals actually began to pay money for them hand over fist.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols