单词	like gangbusters
释义	gangbuster noun gang·​bust·​er ˈgaŋ-ˌbə-stər  : one engaged in the aggressive breakup of organized criminal gangs Phrases like gangbusters : with great or excessive force or aggressiveness came on like gangbusters also : with great speed or success was selling like gangbusters Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Arnold Kamler, chief executive of the bicycle importer and producer Kent International, says business has slowed markedly after gangbuster sales in 2020 and 2021, when demand surged and there was shortage of bikes. Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022 With this holiday shopping season predicted to generate gangbuster sales, adequate staffing is crucial to minimize burnout of staff that’s already overworked. Rob Walker, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021 Seitz, who once owned a newspaper that promoted Branson’s entertainment industry, boasted in an interview that the Ozark tourist town was doing gangbuster business after a year of being mostly shut down. Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 21 July 2021 And while no single category has done gangbuster business, anything relating to science and math seems to have been doing very, very well during the pandemic. James Tarmy, Bloomberg.com, 9 Nov. 2020 But at the time, neither governments nor consumers seemed too concerned about emissions, and the demand for oil was growing like gangbusters to fuel a global economic expansion. Justin Worland, Time, 16 Jan. 2020 One final word to the wise: Test on a small area before going gangbusters. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 15 May 2020 The elderberries have been growing like gangbusters. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2020 Both men are Jewish, from the Northeast, and neither one has done gangbusters among African Americans in their past campaigns for office. Jim Geraghty, National Review, 11 Feb. 2020 See More Word History Etymology gang entry 1 + bust entry 2 + -er entry 2 First Known Use 1930, in the meaning defined above like gangbusters phrase 1 as in hard in a vigorous and forceful manner They worked like gangbusters and came out ahead of their competitors. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hard strongly forcibly vigorously firmly vehemently fiercely powerfully forcefully eagerly stiffly dynamically sturdily energetically mightily with might and main strenuously explosively stoutly roundly fast muscularly violently sharply with a vengeance steadily surely hammer and tongs spunkily actively directly robustly intensively intently aggressively roughshod emphatically solidly to beat the band lustily decidedly purposefully briskly heartily rigidly sturdily smartly crisply steadfastly determinedly spiritedly animatedly vivaciously resolutely gamely fixedly snappily squarely soundly manfully potently assertively Antonyms & Near Antonyms softly gently weakly feebly faintly delicately shakily lazily halfheartedly languidly spiritlessly frailly listlessly lamely ineffectively uncertainly ineffectually impotently bloodlessly nervelessly spinelessly See More 2 as in soon with great speed The show's ratings went up like gangbusters. Synonyms & Similar Words soon quickly quick rapidly swiftly hot full tilt hastily fast promptly immediately swift speedily briskly presto pronto apace like wildfire fleetly snappily posthaste abruptly at full tilt readily double-quick like a shot hell-for-leather suddenly in short order at full throttle lickety-split chop-chop recklessly by leaps and bounds vigorously impulsively rashly impetuously in a hurry energetically a mile a minute Antonyms & Near Antonyms slowly slow deliberately sluggishly ploddingly leisurely belatedly laggardly tardily delinquently lingeringly See More
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