hand over fistadv.

Brit.

/ˌhand əʊvə ˈfɪst/, U.S.

/ˌhænd oʊvər ˈfɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., over prep., fist n.¹

Etymology: < hand n. + over prep. + fist n.¹ Compare earlier hand over hand adv.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

a. Originally and chiefly Nautical. With rapid and continual advances; = hand over hand adv. 3.Frequently in to come up hand over fist.

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society > travel > travel by water > [phrase] > at full speed > with continuous advances

hand over hand1788

hand over fist1803

1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. x. 410 She [sc. a sailing-ship] comes up with us hand over fist.

1880 W. C. Russell Sailor's Sweetheart II. iii. 173 A heavy squall was coming up hand over fist along with the wind.

1916 H. P. Greene Pilot & Other Stories 70 He had still about 300 yards to go before he got home, and here was the car overhauling him hand over fist.

2006 P. Kearney This Forsaken Earth i. 18 She's coming up hand over fist, skipper.

b. Rapidly and continuously; in abundance.Frequently with reference to the making or losing of money.

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1830 Maryland Gaz. 3 June Why, it would astonish you to hear him speak Pope's Pollywog... How he does reel it off, hand over fist.

1831 Niles' Reg. 18 July 281/2 Nothing but bustle;—bustle,—or to use the expressive language of the day..‘they are making money hand over fist’.

1861 M. B. Chesnut Diary 8 Aug. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) vii. 138 Fitzhugh Lee and Rooney were being promoted—hand over fist!

1912 M. Glass Elkan Lubliner, Amer. v. 205 They tell me you are selling houses hand over fist.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. vii. 445 She lost money hand-over-fist for weeks and weeks..and now she is beginning to get a little back again.

1963 Times 12 June 13/4 It pays hand over fist always to take the secondary roads that run along the ‘wrong’ sides of rivers.

1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 294 Japan continued making money hand over fist.

2010 D. Kollin & E. Kollin Unincorporated War 411 DeGens are falling for this religious opiate hand over fist.

2. With each hand brought successively over the other; = hand over hand adv. 2a.In quot. 1834 coloured by sense 1b.

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1834 C. A. Davis Lett. J. Downing, Major xlvi. 116 They run into Mr. Harris' room and clawed the money off of his table, hand over fist.

1842 Sporting Mag. Aug. 337 ‘All right; pull away.’ Hand over fist the Irishman tugged the corpse to the verge of the grave.

1895 ‘Q’ Wandering Heath 83 Watty pulled in hand over fist; and in came the lead sinker over the notch.

1919 P. J. Brebner Gallant Lady xiv. 212 He untied the rope, and in a few seconds Savillac came down hand over fist.

2008 J. Elray Khalifah xxiii. 297 Hand over fist, the pair scrambled up and over the wall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	hand over fist
释义	hand over fistadv. Brit. /ˌhand əʊvə ˈfɪst/, U.S. /ˌhænd oʊvər ˈfɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., over prep., fist n.¹ Etymology: < hand n. + over prep. + fist n.¹ Compare earlier hand over hand adv. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. a. Originally and chiefly Nautical. With rapid and continual advances; = hand over hand adv. 3.Frequently in to come up hand over fist. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [phrase] > at full speed > with continuous advances hand over hand1788 hand over fist1803 1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. x. 410 She [sc. a sailing-ship] comes up with us hand over fist. 1880 W. C. Russell Sailor's Sweetheart II. iii. 173 A heavy squall was coming up hand over fist along with the wind. 1916 H. P. Greene Pilot & Other Stories 70 He had still about 300 yards to go before he got home, and here was the car overhauling him hand over fist. 2006 P. Kearney This Forsaken Earth i. 18 She's coming up hand over fist, skipper. b. Rapidly and continuously; in abundance.Frequently with reference to the making or losing of money. ΚΠ 1830 Maryland Gaz. 3 June Why, it would astonish you to hear him speak Pope's Pollywog... How he does reel it off, hand over fist. 1831 Niles' Reg. 18 July 281/2 Nothing but bustle;—bustle,—or to use the expressive language of the day..‘they are making money hand over fist’. 1861 M. B. Chesnut Diary 8 Aug. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) vii. 138 Fitzhugh Lee and Rooney were being promoted—hand over fist! 1912 M. Glass Elkan Lubliner, Amer. v. 205 They tell me you are selling houses hand over fist. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. vii. 445 She lost money hand-over-fist for weeks and weeks..and now she is beginning to get a little back again. 1963 Times 12 June 13/4 It pays hand over fist always to take the secondary roads that run along the ‘wrong’ sides of rivers. 1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 294 Japan continued making money hand over fist. 2010 D. Kollin & E. Kollin Unincorporated War 411 DeGens are falling for this religious opiate hand over fist. 2. With each hand brought successively over the other; = hand over hand adv. 2a.In quot. 1834 coloured by sense 1b. ΚΠ 1834 C. A. Davis Lett. J. Downing, Major xlvi. 116 They run into Mr. Harris' room and clawed the money off of his table, hand over fist. 1842 Sporting Mag. Aug. 337 ‘All right; pull away.’ Hand over fist the Irishman tugged the corpse to the verge of the grave. 1895 ‘Q’ Wandering Heath 83 Watty pulled in hand over fist; and in came the lead sinker over the notch. 1919 P. J. Brebner Gallant Lady xiv. 212 He untied the rope, and in a few seconds Savillac came down hand over fist. 2008 J. Elray Khalifah xxiii. 297 Hand over fist, the pair scrambled up and over the wall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1803
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