Idiom
thick and threefold
Meaning
In quick succession, or in great numbers.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Complaints arrived thick and threefold after the store closed early.”
“During the holiday sale, orders came in thick and threefold, keeping the staff busy all day.”
“As the scandal broke, questions from the press arrived thick and threefold, forcing the politician to resign immediately.”
Examples
simple
“Complaints arrived thick and threefold after the store closed early.”
contextual
“During the holiday sale, orders came in thick and threefold, keeping the staff busy all day.”
complex
“As the scandal broke, questions from the press arrived thick and threefold, forcing the politician to resign immediately.”
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