tons of something

tons of (people or things)

informal A very large amount of people or things. There are still tons of things we need to get done before the product will be ready to launch. Tons of tourists start pouring into the city just before the festival each year.
See also: of, ton
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tons of something

n. lots of something. We got tons of fried chicken, so help yourself.
See also: of, something, ton
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a ton of (people or things)
  • howre
  • being
  • How are things (with you)?
  • How're things?
  • step things up
  • that's (just) the way it goes
  • that's (just) the way it is
  • that's (just) the way it plays
  • That's the way it goes
References in periodicals archive
"So when we're talking about making millions of tons per year of carbon nanotubes, we're not making millions of tons of something rare."
You see these pictures of the way they do things: You wiggle your hands and this means you want to buy half a million tons of something for delivery in May at a certain price.