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]
(..) We think they're responsible for bringing in this recent outbreak. - Outbreak? - Yeah. Another dozen infected. We lost two officers this morning. But the rest are isolated, so we have it under control. Lieutenant, I have a colleague I believe is here. (..)2016 TvShow: 12 Monkeys Title: Lullaby Season: 2 Episode 8