like nobody's business
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (AU) (file)
Adverb edit
like nobody's business (not comparable)
- (simile, colloquial) In an extreme manner; excessively; like crazy.
- His customers reimburse him for the equipment he buys, but he seems to spend money like nobody's business.
Translations edit
in an extreme manner
|
See also edit
References edit
- “like nobody s business” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “like nobody s business”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “like nobody s business” (US) / “like nobody s business” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.