British, informal

very quickly.

He works like the clappers - he'll have it finished in no time!

They ran like the clappers when the policeman came round the corner.

• next rung on the ladder
• next to
• next to nothing
• nice little earner
• Nice one!
• Nice work if you can get it!
• thumb your nose at something
• thus far
• tickled to death
• tickle fancy
• tickle someone's fancy
• tickle the ivories
• tick off
• tick off something
• tick someone off
• tide over
• tide someone over
• tide turns
• tie down
• tie in knots
• tie someone down
• tie someone in knots
• tie someone in with someone
• tie someone in with something
• tie someone up in knots