like gangbusters

And for me, at least, this all works like gangbusters.

"The book has just started going like gangbusters," he said.

"On another level we appear to get along like gangbusters."

"Some people come on like gangbusters when they're doing a morning show," he says.

Their first campaign together was a small step forward, and recruiting is still going like gangbusters, as always.

"So, on the surface, we appeared to be going like gangbusters."

"We wanted to come in here like gangbusters because these guys have really embarrassed us all year," Thomas said.

"We're not going in there like gangbusters with guns drawn."

But the army has not looked like gangbusters in its pursuit of even this relatively small group.

"Only one's got a trained crew, but they came through like gangbusters last night."

"We've got to eliminate their coming out like gangbusters," Porter said.

But we needed a spot start and he responded like gangbusters."

The vice president thought the assistant "came on like gangbusters," but with little substance.

The 1st three games we came out like gangbusters but watched our huge leads go to hell.

So far, however, his crusade isn't exactly going like gangbusters.

The chubby little blonde came on to him like gangbusters.

She and Kitty would probably get along like gangbusters.

They're coming at us like gangbusters, as if there ain't no tomorrow.

So much for the Islanders coming out like gangbusters.

The expression "coming on like gangbusters" has long outlived its source.

They'll grow a bit this fall, then go into dormancy and start off like gangbusters in the spring.

Irwin and Price, both seven adrift at the start of play, made up ground like gangbusters.

"But on the other hand, and this is important, don't come at them like gangbusters.

There, each locked onto a teat and grew like gangbusters.

He chewed my muff vigorously, and I came like gangbusters.