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like nobody's business

like nobody's business adverb: in an extreme manner; excessively; like crazy.

Adverb

like nobody's business (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, simile) In an extreme manner; excessively; like crazy.
    • The bus was speeding down the road like nobody's business!
    • His customers reimburse him for the equipment he buys, but he seems to spend money like nobody's business.
    Synonyms:
    like crazy

Synonyms of like nobody's business

Forms of like nobody's business

alternative formlike it's nobody's business

Questions about like nobody's business

What does like nobody's business mean?
Like nobody's business means in an extreme manner; excessively; like crazy.
What part of speech is like nobody's business?
Like nobody's business is an adverb.

Words near like nobody's business in the dictionary

  1. like mother, like daughter
  2. like mushrooms
  3. like new
  4. like no other
  5. like nobody else
  6. like nobody's business
  7. like nobody's watching
  8. like of
  9. like old boots
  10. like one means it
  11. like one needs a hole in the head

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