"like nobody's business" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-like nobody's business.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} like nobody's business (not comparable)
  1. (simile, colloquial) In an extreme manner; excessively; like crazy. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Synonyms: like it's nobody's business Related terms: like it's going out of style, like water, as if there were no tomorrow, like a house on fire Translations (in an extreme manner): hullun lailla (Finnish)

Alternative forms

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