He showed us around the house while 'talking nineteen to the dozen'. [=('US') 'talking a blue streak']
People entered the park 'by/in the dozens'. [=large groups of people entered the park]
We'll need a couple 'dozen' hot dogs for the party. [=we will need about 24 hot dogs]
(..) was apprehended inside a pharmacy at number Hudson Street at this morning. At that time, he was observed to have in his possession an assorted half dozen stolen bottles of cocaine and paregoric. Paregoric? The man doesn't have enough problems. He suffers from diarrhea, too. (..)2014 TvShow: The Knick Title: The Golden Lotus Season: 1 Episode 9