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nineteen to the dozen

nineteen to the dozen adverb: very quickly; rapidly.

Adverb

nineteen to the dozen (not comparable)

  1. (informal) very quickly; rapidly
    • He was talking nineteen to the dozen; it was almost impossible to follow what he was saying.

Synonyms of nineteen to the dozen

Questions about nineteen to the dozen

What does nineteen to the dozen mean?
Nineteen to the dozen means very quickly; rapidly.
What part of speech is nineteen to the dozen?
Nineteen to the dozen is an adverb.

Words near nineteen to the dozen in the dictionary

  1. Nineteen Eighty-Four
  2. nineteen hand
  3. nineteen hands
  4. nineteen hundred
  5. nineteen hundreds
  6. nineteen to the dozen
  7. nineteen-fifties
  8. nineteenfold
  9. nineteenish
  10. nineteenness
  11. nineteenpence

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