leaps and bounds

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Dramaticimprovements.1892[April],A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. X.—The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor.”, inGeo[rge] Newnes, editor,The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume III (January to June), number[16], London:George Newnes, Limited,[…],page390, column 2:“And how did he make his money?”“In mining. He had nothing a few years ago. Then he struck gold, invested it, and came up byleaps and bounds.”1990March 26,The Larry King Show, via CNN:[…]although they have madeleaps and boundsin some areas, they're still using some of the same medications that they used on my brother 31 years ago with this particular disease[…]

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