twenty to the dozen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

As if saying twenty words to another's dozen.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

twenty to the dozen

  1. (idiomatic) very fast, fluently
    He can talk French twenty to the dozen.
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