in droves

English

Prepositional phrase

In large numbers, or great crowds.
- 2002 October 31, Owen Gibson, “TV audiences desert news in droves”, in The Guardian‎:
  Viewers are switching off news and current affairs programmes in droves with shows such as Panorama, Tonight with Trevor McDonald and even Watchdog failing to connect with audiences, a new report claims.
Synonym: in spades

Translations

in great crowds

Italian: a frotte

Russian: то́лпами f pl (tólpami)

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