gangbuster

be going gangbusters

To be happening with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, or success. Primarily heard in US. Our offense was going gangbusters in the second period—that's how we were able to overwhelm the other team.

come on like gangbusters

To do something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they came on like gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense came on like gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team.

gangbusters

Successful. Oh, presenting the case to the students was gangbusters—they got totally engrossed in trying to the solve the mystery.

go gangbusters

To happen with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they went gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense went gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team.

like gangbusters

With a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they came on like gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense came on like gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team.

See also: gangbuster, like

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

come on strong

and come on like gangbusters

to seem aggressive; to impress people initially as very aggressive and assertive. She has a tendency to come on strong, but she's really a softie. The new president comes on strong at first.

See also: come, on, strong

like gangbusters

with great excitement and speed. (From the phrase "Come on like gangbusters," a radio show that "came on" with lots of noise and excitement.) She works like gangbusters and gets the job done. They are selling tickets like gangbusters.

See also: gangbuster, like

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

like gangbusters

Energetically, forcefully, loudly. For example, This is a soft passage-the horns shouldn't come in like gangbusters. This expression alludes to a popular radio series entitled Gangbusters, which featured explosive sound effects, such as gunfire and sirens, at the beginning of each episode. [Slang; late 1930s]

See also: gangbuster, like

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

be going gangbusters

AMERICAN, INFORMAL

If something is going gangbusters, it is having a very successful period. Although the company's cable operations are going gangbusters, its finances are still shaky. Their economy has been going gangbusters, with gross domestic product growth of 8 per cent or so most years. Note: You can also say that someone or something does something like gangbusters, meaning very successfully. He has recently published a book of poems, which is selling like gangbusters. Note: A gangbuster is someone, especially a police officer, whose job is to break up criminal gangs.

come on like gangbusters

AMERICAN, INFORMAL

If someone comes on like gangbusters, they start to behave very energetically and sometimes aggressively. The Lakers, who struggled early, came on like gangbusters at precisely the right time, which is to say, when the playoffs started.

go gangbusters

proceed very vigorously or successfully. North American informal

Literally, a gangbuster is ‘a person who assists in the vigorous or violent break-up of criminal gangs’, from which the more general sense of ‘a successful person’ has developed. The phrase like gangbusters means ‘vigorously and successfully’.

1994 Wall Street Journal Sotheby's glamorous semi-annual black tie auction of contemporary art was going gangbusters.

come on strong

1 behave aggressively or assertively. 2 make great efforts or advances. informal

See also: come, on, strong

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

like ˈgangbusters

(American English, informal) with a lot of energy and enthusiasm: At the time, we were spending money like gangbusters.A gangbuster was a type of police officer in the US who used to find and arrest criminal gangs (= organized groups). The name comes from a radio programme from the 1930s describing FBI (= Federal Bureau of Investigation) cases.

See also: gangbuster, like

come on ˈstrong (with somebody)

(informal) make your feelings clear in an aggressive way: Do you think I came on too strong at that meeting?

See also: come, on, strong

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

come on strong

and come on like gangbusters

in. to seem aggressive; to impress people initially as very aggressive and assertive. (See explanation at like gangbusters.) She has a tendency to come on strong, but she’s really a softie. Bob comes on like gangbusters and gets meaner the more he drinks.

See also: come, on, strong

come on like gangbusters

verb

See come on strong

gangbusters

(ˈgæŋbəstɚz)

n. a wild, busy, and successful event. (see also like gangbusters.) Our party was truly gangbusters, for sure.

like gangbusters

mod. with great excitement and fury. (From the phrase Come on like gangbusters, a radio show that came on with lots of sirens and gunshots.) She works like gangbusters and gets the job done.

See also: gangbuster, like

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

like gangbusters

Slang

With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters.

See also: gangbuster, like

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

like gangbusters, come on/going

Proceed noisily and vigorously. The term originated in the United States in the 1940s, when Gangbusters was the name of a popular radio program in which the police “busted” (pursued and caught) gangsters. The program was known for its sound effects, especially at the beginning, which featured police sirens, roaring motors, screeching brakes, and the like. This noisy urgency later was transferred to any enterprise.

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释义	gangbuster be going gangbusters To be happening with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, or success. Primarily heard in US. Our offense was going gangbusters in the second period—that's how we were able to overwhelm the other team. See also: gangbuster, going come on like gangbusters To do something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they came on like gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense came on like gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team. See also: come, gangbuster, like, on gangbusters Successful. Oh, presenting the case to the students was gangbusters—they got totally engrossed in trying to the solve the mystery. See also: gangbuster go gangbusters To happen with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they went gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense went gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team. See also: gangbuster, go like gangbusters With a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they came on like gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense came on like gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team. See also: gangbuster, like Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. come on strong and come on like gangbusters to seem aggressive; to impress people initially as very aggressive and assertive. She has a tendency to come on strong, but she's really a softie. The new president comes on strong at first. See also: come, on, strong like gangbusters with great excitement and speed. (From the phrase "Come on like gangbusters," a radio show that "came on" with lots of noise and excitement.) She works like gangbusters and gets the job done. They are selling tickets like gangbusters. See also: gangbuster, like McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. like gangbusters Energetically, forcefully, loudly. For example, This is a soft passage-the horns shouldn't come in like gangbusters. This expression alludes to a popular radio series entitled Gangbusters, which featured explosive sound effects, such as gunfire and sirens, at the beginning of each episode. [Slang; late 1930s] See also: gangbuster, like The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. be going gangbusters AMERICAN, INFORMAL If something is going gangbusters, it is having a very successful period. Although the company's cable operations are going gangbusters, its finances are still shaky. Their economy has been going gangbusters, with gross domestic product growth of 8 per cent or so most years. Note: You can also say that someone or something does something like gangbusters, meaning very successfully. He has recently published a book of poems, which is selling like gangbusters. Note: A gangbuster is someone, especially a police officer, whose job is to break up criminal gangs. See also: gangbuster, going come on like gangbusters AMERICAN, INFORMAL If someone comes on like gangbusters, they start to behave very energetically and sometimes aggressively. The Lakers, who struggled early, came on like gangbusters at precisely the right time, which is to say, when the playoffs started. See also: come, gangbuster, like, on Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. go gangbusters proceed very vigorously or successfully. North American informal Literally, a gangbuster is ‘a person who assists in the vigorous or violent break-up of criminal gangs’, from which the more general sense of ‘a successful person’ has developed. The phrase like gangbusters means ‘vigorously and successfully’. 1994 Wall Street Journal Sotheby's glamorous semi-annual black tie auction of contemporary art was going gangbusters. See also: gangbuster, go come on strong 1 behave aggressively or assertively. 2 make great efforts or advances. informal See also: come, on, strong Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary like ˈgangbusters (American English, informal) with a lot of energy and enthusiasm: At the time, we were spending money like gangbusters.A gangbuster was a type of police officer in the US who used to find and arrest criminal gangs (= organized groups). The name comes from a radio programme from the 1930s describing FBI (= Federal Bureau of Investigation) cases. See also: gangbuster, like come on ˈstrong (with somebody) (informal) make your feelings clear in an aggressive way: Do you think I came on too strong at that meeting? See also: come, on, strong Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary come on strong and come on like gangbusters in. to seem aggressive; to impress people initially as very aggressive and assertive. (See explanation at like gangbusters.) She has a tendency to come on strong, but she’s really a softie. Bob comes on like gangbusters and gets meaner the more he drinks. See also: come, on, strong come on like gangbusters verb See come on strong See also: come, gangbuster, like, on gangbusters (ˈgæŋbəstɚz) n. a wild, busy, and successful event. (see also like gangbusters.) Our party was truly gangbusters, for sure. See also: gangbuster like gangbusters mod. with great excitement and fury. (From the phrase Come on like gangbusters, a radio show that came on with lots of sirens and gunshots.) She works like gangbusters and gets the job done. See also: gangbuster, like McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions like gangbusters Slang With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters. See also: gangbuster, like American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. like gangbusters, come on/going Proceed noisily and vigorously. The term originated in the United States in the 1940s, when Gangbusters was the name of a popular radio program in which the police “busted” (pursued and caught) gangsters. The program was known for its sound effects, especially at the beginning, which featured police sirens, roaring motors, screeching brakes, and the like. This noisy urgency later was transferred to any enterprise. See also: come, going, like, on The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: be going gangbusters come on like gangbusters like gangbusters, come on/going like gangbusters go gangbusters get stuck in get stuck into (something) a lease of life a new lease of life boots and all References in periodicals archive in with March seeing gangbuster flows of ` 25,376 crore. MODI FACTOR FIRES MARKET A GANGBUSTER has been brought in to split up yobs loitering on Wirral streets. Gangbuster appointed by police AMERICAN gangbuster Professor Ronald Goldstock has prescribed an undercover police team as a cure for Ulster's crimewave. Spies the secret to crime war Besides the possibility of developing the next Chain Hog or Hula Hoop, entrepreneurs who come up with a gangbuster of an idea may be approached by a large well-financed company interested in buying all rights to their invention. The chain hog A KIDS' play centre has been raided by gangbuster police probing suspected money-laundering. GANG POLICE SWOOP ON KIDS' PLAY CENTRE; Papers seized in three dirty money raids A film about a bevy of lively ladies over 80 being catered to by a boyish middle-aged boozer is doing gangbuster biz at the Italo box office and becoming an international cause celebre. 'Lunch' is the toast of Italo box office 'I think this was a gangbuster quarter,' said Sanford C Bernstein analyst Charles Di Bona. Microsoft's earnings surprise Wall Street Mr Langdon spent three years at the helm of the major crime unit - the Merseyside gangbuster squad dedicated to bringing the underworld gangs to justice. FIGHT GOES ON; FORCE IS HAVING A SERIOUS IMPACT ON ORGANISED CRIME Today - in the third and final extract from his thrilling new book Gangbuster - Peter reveals how 10 long years of high-octane danger working undercover drove him to the brink of madness...W IELDING a pub bar stool high above my head like an executioner's axe, I was filled with a maddening rage. Gangbuster: Years under cover had made me a monster.. I was in too deep, and a moment from murder FOUR members of the Daniel crime clan had cash seized by gangbuster cops. COPS SWOOP ON CRIME CLAN CASH; Police seize fortune from feared gang The City was particularly pleased by the performance of Carillion's rail maintenance group GTRM, which Mr McDonough said 'had a gangbuster fourth quarter last year'. Carillion climbing on back of a good year; Sign of the times: Right direction for rail maintenance group GTRM On each side, three strong candidates - along with several unknowns - are vying for their party's nomination to set up a gangbuster face-off in November. Free rides galore "There is some difference of opinion, but most people think it will be a gangbuster product. DVD drawing support In fact the guard (Delroy Lindo) is trying to terrify the young gangbuster back on to the straight and narrow. Video week But the setting up of a special gangbuster task force will raise more hearts than any of these measures. Warning shots for the gangs
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