| 单词 | to go gangbusters |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go (also do) gangbusters Chiefly Business and Marketing. With great speed, vigour, or success. Esp. in to go (also do) gangbusters: to be highly successful or perform exceptionally well. ΚΠ 1969 N.Y. Times 22 Jan. 41/1 Canadian motor buffs mix English phrases like ‘a bit of tweaking’ and ‘needs breathing on’ with American ones like ‘going Gangbusters’ and ‘it goes like stink’. 1975 Business Week (Industr. ed.) 14 Apr. 56/2 Our prosperity to date is part of the problem. We were going gangbusters in every direction. We had more going for us than any recession could absorb. 1979 Washington Post 11 Dec. c9/5 ‘He'll do gangbusters with “Best Little Whorehouse”,’ said Tefer, referring to the musical that opens at the Warner next month. 1984 Today's Computers Sept. 8/3 Apple's Macintosh is going gangbusters in the US. 1995 Minnesota Monthly Jan. 84/2 The person most likely to fail is the one who starts out gangbusters. 2001 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 12 Mar. 3/4 Mr Day said R-rated movies had also sold ‘gangbusters’ and many people joined mailing lists to buy X-rated movies from Canberra. < as lemmas |
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