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by the ton

by the ton prepositional phrase: galore, aplenty.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (informal) galore, aplenty

Questions about by the ton

What does by the ton mean?
By the ton means galore, aplenty.
What part of speech is by the ton?
By the ton is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by the ton in the dictionary

  1. by the skin of one's teeth
  2. by the sly
  3. by the sound of it
  4. by the strong hand
  5. by the time
  6. by the ton
  7. by the way
  8. by the way of
  9. by their fruits you will know them
  10. by thunder
  11. by Toutatis

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