go at like a boy killing snakes

go at something like a boy killing snakes

Rur. to do something with a great deal of energy. Once Mary decided to take that test, she went at her books like a boy killing snakes. I hired Joe to weed my garden, and he went at it like a boy killing snakes.

See also: boy, go, killing, like, snake

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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if you've a mind to do
have a bad case of the simples
have more than one string to fiddle
I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls
If that don't beat a pig a-pecking!
have hung up and salted
It'll be a long day in January
If it ain't chickens, it's feathers
Great day!
fair out

词组	go at like a boy killing snakes
释义	go at like a boy killing snakes go at something like a boy killing snakes Rur. to do something with a great deal of energy. Once Mary decided to take that test, she went at her books like a boy killing snakes. I hired Joe to weed my garden, and he went at it like a boy killing snakes. See also: boy, go, killing, like, snake McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: if you've a mind to do have a bad case of the simples have more than one string to fiddle I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls If that don't beat a pig a-pecking! have hung up and salted It'll be a long day in January If it ain't chickens, it's feathers Great day! fair out
随便看	take (one) for a ride take (one) for a sleigh ride take (one) for dead take (one) for (something) take one for the team take (one) in tow take one look (at someone or something) take (one) off guard take (one) out of (oneself) take (one) out to dinner take (one) round take (one's) ball and go home take (one's) belt in (a notch (or two)) take (one's) blood pressure take (one's) break take (one's) breath away take one's breath away take one's breath away, to take (one's) chances take one's chances take (one's) cherry take (one's) courage in both hands take one's cue from take (one's) death (of cold) take oneself off