| 单词 | like gangbusters |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike (the) gangbusters like (the) gangbusters: with great speed, force, or urgency; vigorously, successfully. Frequently in to come on (also in) like gangbusters. Cf. gangbusters adv. ΚΠ 1939 Muscatine (Iowa) Jrnl. & News-Tribune 20 May 2/7 Cats, those who understand and play swing; come on like gang busters, playing in a terrific manner. 1942 Z. N. Hurston in Amer. Mercury July 89 Man, I come on like the Gang Busters, and go off like The March of Time! 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 6 Nov. 8/3 ‘Orders are pouring in like gangbusters,’ says Bob Koppang, a Hopkins, Minn., novelty dealer. 1986 G. Keillor Lake Wobegon Days 133 Despite the heat and no rain, gardens came on like gangbusters. 1993 M. Crichton Disclosure i. 105 The prototype works like gangbusters. It's twice as fast as the most advanced drives coming out of Japan. 2000 N.Y. Press 5 Apr. i. 8/2 The two have hit it off like gangbusters in a number of informal screening meetings. < as lemmas |
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