one thing or person after another
one after another
Consecutively and in quick succession, with one person or thing rapidly following another in order (and usually indicating a large amount altogether). (Often formulated as "one (noun) after another.") The children walked silently, one after another, into the schoolhouse to begin their lesson. When I was cooped up in the house after my surgery, I started reading one book after another.
See also: after, another, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
one thing or person after another
a series of things or people that seems without limit. It's just one problem after another. One customer after another has been buying shoes today!
See also: after, another, one, person, thing
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- cooking for one
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- except for one thing
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head