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

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

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