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gangbuster
gang·bus·ter G0035000 (găng′bŭs′tər)n. Slang A law enforcement officer who works to break up organized criminal groups.adj. also gangbusters Extremely successful: an experiment yielding gangbuster results; a profitable, gangbusters quarter.Idiom: like gangbusters Slang With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters.gangbuster (ˈɡæŋˌbʌstə) n1. (Law) an officer of the law who specializes in detecting and breaking up criminal organizations, often forcefully or violently2. a success; hitadj3. extremely successful; fantastic4. (of a person) driven; determinedgang•bust•er (ˈgæŋˌbʌs tər)
n. Informal. 1. a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up gangs of criminals. 2. gangbusters, an outstandingly successful state. adj. 3. strikingly effective or successful: a gangbusters year for compact cars. 4. enthusiastic: to be gangbusters over an idea. Idioms: like gangbusters, with vigor and speed. Often, gangbusters.[1935–40]gangbuster
come on like gangbustersTo do something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they came on like gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense came on like gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team.See also: come, gangbuster, like, onlike gangbustersWith a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they came on like gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense came on like gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team.See also: gangbuster, likebe going gangbustersTo be happening with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, or success. Primarily heard in US. Our offense was going gangbusters in the second period—that's how we were able to overwhelm the other team.See also: gangbuster, goinggo gangbustersTo happen with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Primarily heard in US. When I presented the case to my students, they went gangbusters to try to solve the mystery. Our offense went gangbusters and overwhelmed the other team.See also: gangbuster, gogangbustersSuccessful. Oh, presenting the case to the students was gangbusters—they got totally engrossed in trying to the solve the mystery.See also: gangbustercome on strong and come on like gangbustersto seem aggressive; to impress people initially as very aggressive and assertive. She has a tendency to come on strong, but she's really a softie. The new president comes on strong at first.See also: come, on, stronglike gangbusterswith great excitement and speed. (From the phrase "Come on like gangbusters," a radio show that "came on" with lots of noise and excitement.) She works like gangbusters and gets the job done. They are selling tickets like gangbusters.See also: gangbuster, likelike gangbustersEnergetically, forcefully, loudly. For example, This is a soft passage-the horns shouldn't come in like gangbusters. This expression alludes to a popular radio series entitled Gangbusters, which featured explosive sound effects, such as gunfire and sirens, at the beginning of each episode. [Slang; late 1930s] See also: gangbuster, likebe going gangbusters AMERICAN, INFORMALIf something is going gangbusters, it is having a very successful period. Although the company's cable operations are going gangbusters, its finances are still shaky. Their economy has been going gangbusters, with gross domestic product growth of 8 per cent or so most years. Note: You can also say that someone or something does something like gangbusters, meaning very successfully. He has recently published a book of poems, which is selling like gangbusters. Note: A gangbuster is someone, especially a police officer, whose job is to break up criminal gangs. See also: gangbuster, goingcome on like gangbusters AMERICAN, INFORMALIf someone comes on like gangbusters, they start to behave very energetically and sometimes aggressively. The Lakers, who struggled early, came on like gangbusters at precisely the right time, which is to say, when the playoffs started.See also: come, gangbuster, like, ongo gangbusters proceed very vigorously or successfully. North American informal Literally, a gangbuster is ‘a person who assists in the vigorous or violent break-up of criminal gangs’, from which the more general sense of ‘a successful person’ has developed. The phrase like gangbusters means ‘vigorously and successfully’. 1994 Wall Street Journal Sotheby's glamorous semi-annual black tie auction of contemporary art was going gangbusters. See also: gangbuster, gocome on strong 1 behave aggressively or assertively. 2 make great efforts or advances. informalSee also: come, on, stronglike ˈgangbusters (American English, informal) with a lot of energy and enthusiasm: At the time, we were spending money like gangbusters.A gangbuster was a type of police officer in the US who used to find and arrest criminal gangs (= organized groups). The name comes from a radio programme from the 1930s describing FBI (= Federal Bureau of Investigation) cases.See also: gangbuster, likecome on ˈstrong (with somebody) (informal) make your feelings clear in an aggressive way: Do you think I came on too strong at that meeting?See also: come, on, strongcome on strong and come on like gangbusters in. to seem aggressive; to impress people initially as very aggressive and assertive. (See explanation at like gangbusters.) She has a tendency to come on strong, but she’s really a softie. Bob comes on like gangbusters and gets meaner the more he drinks. See also: come, on, strongcome on like gangbusters verbSee come on strongSee also: come, gangbuster, like, ongangbusters (ˈgæŋbəstɚz) n. a wild, busy, and successful event. (see also like gangbusters.) Our party was truly gangbusters, for sure. See also: gangbusterlike gangbusters mod. with great excitement and fury. (From the phrase Come on like gangbusters, a radio show that came on with lots of sirens and gunshots.) She works like gangbusters and gets the job done. See also: gangbuster, like like gangbusters Slang With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters.See also: gangbuster, likelike gangbusters, come on/goingProceed noisily and vigorously. The term originated in the United States in the 1940s, when Gangbusters was the name of a popular radio program in which the police “busted” (pursued and caught) gangsters. The program was known for its sound effects, especially at the beginning, which featured police sirens, roaring motors, screeching brakes, and the like. This noisy urgency later was transferred to any enterprise.See also: come, going, like, on |