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
Cullen	['kʌlən]
Lavonne	-	English
Zeynab	-	Azerbaijani, Persian
Hesiodos	-	Ancient Greek
Mattie	MAT-ee	English
Foma	fah-MAH	Russian