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]
(..) of those circumstances that people unfamiliar with the law of large numbers would call a coincidence. I'm sorry? I need eggs. Four dozen should suffice. Four dozen? Yes,and evenly distributed amongst brown,white, free-range,large,extra large and jumbo. Okay,one more time. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Luminous Fish Effect Season: 1 Episode 4