go gangbusters


go gangbusters

To happen with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they went gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense went gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team.See also: gangbuster, go

go gangbusters

proceed very vigorously or successfully. North American informal Literally, a gangbuster is ‘a person who assists in the vigorous or violent break-up of criminal gangs’, from which the more general sense of ‘a successful person’ has developed. The phrase like gangbusters means ‘vigorously and successfully’. 1994 Wall Street Journal Sotheby's glamorous semi-annual black tie auction of contemporary art was going gangbusters. See also: gangbuster, go