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came thick and fast

came thick and fast is the simple past of come thick and fast.

Meaning of come thick and fast

Verb

come thick and fast (third-person singular simple present comes thick and fast, present participle coming thick and fast, simple past came thick and fast, past participle come thick and fast)

  1. (idiomatic) To arrive rapidly in large groups.
    • England had never before come back to win from a margin of more than 12 points, and the errors continued to come thick and fast as Tom Croft became the latest to cough up the ball.2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France

Questions about came thick and fast

What is came thick and fast the simple past of?
Came thick and fast is the simple past of come thick and fast.

Words near came thick and fast in the dictionary

  1. came running
  2. came short
  3. came the acid
  4. came the old acid
  5. came the old soldier
  6. came thick and fast
  7. came through
  8. came to
  9. came to a boil
  10. came to a close
  11. came to a head

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