"like anything" meaning in All languages combined

See like anything on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} like anything, {{en-PP}} like anything
  1. With plenty of effort, speed, etc.
    Sense id: en-like_anything-en-prep_phrase-DagucGiL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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          "ref": "1999, Julia G. Crane, Statia Silhouettes, page 57:",
          "text": "I came here and worked like anything to be an example before them.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "With plenty of effort, speed, etc."
      ],
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1999, Julia G. Crane, Statia Silhouettes, page 57:",
          "text": "I came here and worked like anything to be an example before them.",
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        "With plenty of effort, speed, etc."
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