释义 |
like the clappersBritish informal Very fast or very hard: she ran off like the clappers...- It was really good money and we just used to go like the clappers to get the job done as quickly as possible.
- The windscreen wipers are going like the clappers, their constant thwack/thwack reminding me of Janet Leigh driving through the torrential rain in Psycho, just before she checks out forever.
- Parents, pupils, governors and staff worked like the clappers throughout the school's centenary year in 2002 to raise money to pay for the refurbishment of the original school calling bell.
See parent entry: clapper |