make/lose money hand over fist
lose money hand over fist
To lose a lot of money at a very fast pace. Companies around the world are losing money hand over fist as oil prices continue to plummet.
See also: fist, hand, lose, money, over
make money hand over fist
To make a lot of profit at a very fast pace. This doll is so popular that the manufacturer is making money hand over fist. We could make money hand over fist if we patented this idea.
See also: fist, hand, make, money, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make (or lose or spend) money hand over fist
make (or lose or spend) money very rapidly or in very large quantities. informalThis phrase first appeared in the mid 18th century as hand over hand . Found in nautical contexts, it referred to the movement of a person's hands when rapidly climbing a rope or hauling it in. By the mid 19th century, hand over hand was being used to mean ‘advancing continuously and rapidly’, especially of one ship pursuing another. Hand over fist is first recorded in the early 19th century, also in a nautical context, but it was soon used more generally to indicate speed, especially in the handling of money.
1991 Simon Winchester Pacific Japan continued making money hand over fist, the American trade deficit became steadily larger and larger.
See also: fist, hand, make, money, over
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
make/lose money ˌhand over ˈfist
(informal) make/lose money very fast and in large quantities: Some of these tennis players are making money hand over fist.See also: fist, hand, lose, make, money, over
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- lose money hand over fist
- make money hand over fist
- hand over fist
- be (right) on the money
- be made of money
- be pushed for money
- be pressed for money
- be pressed/pushed for money, space, time, etc.
- cash money
- be burning a hole in your pocket