Смысл: handful 
handful [ʹhændfʋl]
n
<Í> 1. горсть, пригоршня
a handful of nuts - пригоршня орехов
to give away smth. by the handful /in handfuls/ - раздавать что-л. (целыми) горстями /пригоршнями/
to throw away handfuls of money - швырять деньги направо и налево, сорить деньгами
2. горсть, горстка, горсточка; небольшое количество
a handful of soldiers was left - осталась горстка солдат
3.разг. или что-л. доставляющее много хлопот; «наказание», «беда»
that child is (quite) a handful! - этот ребёнок - истинное наказание!
<Í> 1. горсть, пригоршня
2. горсть, горстка, горсточка; небольшое количество
3.
be a handful Идиома
a handful
handful
by the handful
Idiom(s): by the handfulTheme: AMOUNT
in measurements equal to a handful; lots.
• Billy is eating candy by the handful.
• People began leaving by the handful at midnight.
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by the handful
Idiom(s): by the handfulTheme: AMOUNT
in abstracts according to a handful; lots.
• Billy is bistro bonbon by the handful.
• People began abrogation by the scattering at midnight.
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