thick and fast

thick and fast
Thick and fast
If things are happening thick and fast, they are happening so fast they seemed to be joined together.

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  • thick and fast — Frequently and in large numbers • • • Main Entry: ↑thick * * * thick and fast phrase frequently and in large numbers or amounts Applications have been coming in thick and fast. Thesaurus: often and many timessynonym words used to describe large… …   Useful english dictionary

  • thick and fast — ► thick and fast rapidly and in great numbers. Main Entry: ↑thick …   English terms dictionary

  • thick and fast —    If things are happening thick and fast, they are happening so fast they seemed to be joined together.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Thick and fast —   If things are happening thick and fast, they are happening so fast they seemed to be joined together …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • thick and fast — frequently and in large numbers or amounts Applications have been coming in thick and fast …   English dictionary

  • thick and fast — rapidly and in great numbers. → thick …   English new terms dictionary

  • Thick and threefold — Thick Thick (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.] 1. Frequently; fast; quick. [1913 Webster] 2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown. [1913 Webster] 3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thick — ► ADJECTIVE 1) with opposite sides or surfaces relatively far apart. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of heavy material. 3) made up of a large number of things or people close together: thick forest. 4) (thick with) densely filled or covered with …   English terms dictionary

  • thick — [[t]θɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ thicker, thickest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is thick has a large distance between its two opposite sides. For breakfast I had a thick slice of bread and syrup... He wore glasses with thick rims... This material is very thick… …   English dictionary

  • thick — thick1 W2S2 [θık] adj comparative thicker superlative thickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thin)¦ 2¦(measurement)¦ 3¦(trees/bushes etc)¦ 4¦(smoke/cloud etc)¦ 5¦(liquid)¦ 6¦(hair/fur)¦ 7¦(stupid)¦ 8¦(vo …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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