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hand over fist

[hand over fist] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Fast and in large amounts. * /Fred may get a pony for Christmas because his father is making money hand over fist./ * /Business […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hard-fisted

[hard-fisted] {adj.} 1. Able to do hard physical labor; strong. * /Jack's uncle was a hard-fisted truck driver with muscles of steel./ 2. Not gentle or easy-going; tough; stern. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

let one have it

[let one have it] {v. phr.} 1a. {slang} To hit hard. * /He drew back his fist and let the man have it./ * /Give him a kick in the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get a black eye

[get a black eye] {v. phr.} 1. To receive a dark ring around the eye after being hit by someone's fist or an object. * /In the fistfight Tom got […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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