like the clappers



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.
See also: like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KeatonKEE-tənEnglish (Modern)
Kristeenkris-TEENEnglish (Rare)
HumphreyHUM-freeEnglish
LeifLAYFSwedish, Norwegian, Danish
Aemilianus-Ancient Roman
DiỆU-Vietnamese