like the clappers

(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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Krasimir	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Barrett	['bærət]
Baltimore	['bɔ:ltimɔ:]
Marna	-	Danish
Wischard	-	Old Norman
Briana	bree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə, brie-AN-ə	English