by the thousands

In huge quantities, presumably numbering several thousand. When the potato famine hit Ireland, the Irish began emigrating—especially to America—by the thousands.

See also: by, thousand

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by the thousand
by the handful
handful
like a ton of bricks, (come down)
potato soup
leave out in the cold, to
increment by
number in
out of the frying pan (and) into the fire
out of the frying pan into the fire

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by the look(s) of it/things
by the month
by the name (of)
by the name of...
by the nape of (one's)/its/the neck
by the nape of the neck
by the numbers
by the same token
by the scruff of (one's)/its/the neck
by the scruff of somebody's/the neck
by the seat of (one's) pants
by the seat of one's pants
by the seat of pants
by the seat of the pants
by the seat of your pants
by the short hairs
by the skin of (one's) teeth
by the skin of one's teeth
by the skin of teeth
by the skin of your teeth
by the sweat of (one's) brow
by the sweat of brow
by the sweat of one's brow
by the sweat of your brow
by the thousand
by the thousands
by the time
by the unit
by the way
by the week
by the yard
by the year
by themselves
by trade
by trial and error
by turn
by turns
by virtue of
by virtue of (something)
by water
by way of
by way of (something)
by way of something
by weight
by word of mouth
by your fingertips
by yourself
by yourself, himself, etc.
by yourselves
by/from all accounts
by/from the look of it/things
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by the skin of one's teeth
by the skin of one’s teeth
by the skin of our teeth
by the skin of teeth
by the skin of teeth
by the skin of teeth
by the skin of teeth
by the skin of teeth
by the skin of teeth
by the skin of their teeth
by the skin of your teeth
By the sly
By the stern
By the stern
by the sweat of (one's) brow
by the sweat of brow
by the sweat of brow
by the sweat of brow
by the sweat of brow
by the sweat of brow
by the sweat of her brow
by the sweat of his brow
by the sweat of my brow
by the sweat of one's brow
by the sweat of our brow
by the sweat of our brows
by the sweat of their brow
by the sweat of their brows
by the sweat of your brow
by the thousand
by the thousands
by the time
by the unit
by the way
by the way
by the way
by the way
by the way
by the way
by the week
By the wind sailor
by the yard
by the yard
by the year
by their bootstraps
by their fingertips
by their lights
by their own bootstraps
by their own fair hand
by their own fair hands
by their own hands
by their wits
by themselves
By then
by this token
by this token
by this token
by this token
By Tooth and Claw Dragons
by trade
by trial and error
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