like nobody's business

like nobody's business
разг.; усил.
здорово, сильно, основательно, как никто другой; изо всех сил; см. тж. nobody's business

They usually know how to kid like nobody's business... (S. Lewis, ‘Cass Timberlane’, ch. 29) — Посмеяться над человеком - это они умеют...

He can argue like nobody's business. (E. Caldwell, ‘God's Little Acre’, ch. VIII) — Он может спорить до потери сознания.

...Dad and I always got along like nobody's business. (E. S. Gardner, ‘Gold Comes in Bricks’, ch. 9) — ...мы прекрасно ладим с отцом.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • like nobody's business — (informal) Keenly, energetically • • • Main Entry: ↑business like nobody s business (informal) Very energetically or intensively • • • Main Entry: ↑nobody * * * like nobody’s business spoken …   Useful english dictionary

  • like nobody's business — ► like nobody s business informal extraordinarily. Main Entry: ↑business …   English terms dictionary

  • like nobody's business — informal very quickly or very well. We get through butter in our house like nobody s business. She cooks like nobody s business. (= she cooks very well) …   New idioms dictionary

  • like nobody’s business — mod. very well; very much. □ She can sing like nobody’s business. What a set of pipes! □ My mom can cook chocolate chip cookies like nobody’s business …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • like nobody's business — a lot, busily, like crazy    The squirrel was eating nuts chewing like nobody s business …   English idioms

  • like nobody's business — spoken used for emphasizing that something happens very quickly, in very large quantities, or that someone does something very well Letters have been pouring in like nobody s business …   English dictionary

  • like nobody's business — adverb In an extreme manner; rapidly; excessively; like crazy. His customers reimburse him for the equipment he buys, but it looks like he spends money like nobodys business …   Wiktionary

  • like nobody's business — informal extraordinarily. → business …   English new terms dictionary

  • I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business (album) — Infobox Album | Name = I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody s Business Type = Album Artist = I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody s Business Released = October 26 2004 Recorded = Portland Studios, Lincoln Park, New Jersey Genre = Rock Length = 52:45 Label =… …   Wikipedia

  • I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business — was the side project of Arthur Ace Enders, lead singer and guitarist of The Early November. The self titled album is the only planned official release under the name I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody s Business. The song The Best Happiness Money Can… …   Wikipedia

  • like nobody's business — Phrs. Totally, quickly, very well …   English slang and colloquialisms


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