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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

'By the score'?

Friends came to help by the score.
Doyle's success brought immitators by the score.

'By the score' means 'very many'. How come it's had the meaning?
  

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"Score" means 20. So, the imitators came in large groups.

  • "Score" means 20.
  • So, the imitators came in large groups.
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"Score" means 20. So, the imitators came in large groups.

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