"like anything" meaning in English

See like anything in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

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

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