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
EstefÂNia-Portuguese
StureSTOO-re (Swedish)Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Kepa-Basque
NickNIKEnglish, Dutch
Olav-Norwegian, Danish
Karima-Arabic