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]
(..) the gut and the brain, they say-say different things. DUFFY: By my calculations, the two of you have analyzed these bones from head to toe at least a dozen times. And we will continue to analyze them until we discover how this young man was murdered. What if that day (..)2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Movie in the Making Season: 11 Episode 18