hand over fist= fast If you make or lose money hand over fist, you make or lose a lot of money very quickly Example: Business was so good that we were making money hand over fist.

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hand over fist energetically and rapidly He completed his assignments hand over fist. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hand%20over%20fist http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hand+over+fist