make/lose money hand over fist

lose money hand over fist

To lose a lot of money at a very fast pace. Companies around the world are losing money hand over fist as oil prices continue to plummet.See also: fist, hand, lose, money, over

make money hand over fist

To make a lot of profit at a very fast pace. This doll is so popular that the manufacturer is making money hand over fist. We could make money hand over fist if we patented this idea.See also: fist, hand, make, money, over

make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist

make (or lose or spend) money very rapidly or in very large quantities. informal This phrase first appeared in the mid 18th century as hand over hand . Found in nautical contexts, it referred to the movement of a person's hands when rapidly climbing a rope or hauling it in. By the mid 19th century, hand over hand was being used to mean ‘advancing continuously and rapidly’, especially of one ship pursuing another. Hand over fist is first recorded in the early 19th century, also in a nautical context, but it was soon used more generally to indicate speed, especially in the handling of money. 1991 Simon Winchester Pacific Japan continued making money hand over fist, the American trade deficit became steadily larger and larger. See also: fist, hand, make, money, over

make/lose money ˌhand over ˈfist

(informal) make/lose money very fast and in large quantities: Some of these tennis players are making money hand over fist.See also: fist, hand, lose, make, money, over

单词	make/lose money hand over fist
释义	make/lose money hand over fist lose money hand over fist To lose a lot of money at a very fast pace. Companies around the world are losing money hand over fist as oil prices continue to plummet.See also: fist, hand, lose, money, over make money hand over fist To make a lot of profit at a very fast pace. This doll is so popular that the manufacturer is making money hand over fist. We could make money hand over fist if we patented this idea.See also: fist, hand, make, money, over make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist make (or lose or spend) money very rapidly or in very large quantities. informal This phrase first appeared in the mid 18th century as hand over hand . Found in nautical contexts, it referred to the movement of a person's hands when rapidly climbing a rope or hauling it in. By the mid 19th century, hand over hand was being used to mean ‘advancing continuously and rapidly’, especially of one ship pursuing another. Hand over fist is first recorded in the early 19th century, also in a nautical context, but it was soon used more generally to indicate speed, especially in the handling of money. 1991 Simon Winchester Pacific Japan continued making money hand over fist, the American trade deficit became steadily larger and larger. See also: fist, hand, make, money, over make/lose money ˌhand over ˈfist (informal) make/lose money very fast and in large quantities: Some of these tennis players are making money hand over fist.See also: fist, hand, lose, make, money, over
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