"up a storm" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} up a storm, {{en-PP}} up a storm
  1. (informal, used as an intensifier) In a remarkable or excited manner. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-up_a_storm-en-prep_phrase-uHv~nvq4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "They were dancing up a storm at the new night club.",
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          "text": "They talked up a storm at the leader's debate.",
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          "text": "But my Roxburgh could have sung up a storm too if he hadn't been distracted. He could have sung up a much greater storm with his power and volume then your mimsy little Rona managed.",
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          "text": "God, we were having a blast! Partying up a storm, flirting up a bigger storm...we ruled the resort.",
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