like anything

Idioms  

1. Extremely, vigorously, as in She cried like anything when the dog died. This idiom probably substitutes anything for a swear word. [Colloquial; late 1600s]

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Example Sentences

He added: "We don't want to sacrifice the freedoms we've got in this country, but at the same time the public have a right to know what information they're being fed and the tool is being misused here just like anything can be misused."

From BBC

“It felt like anything I could do to bring joy, let’s go,” said Molina.

From Los Angeles Times

“It doesn’t look like anything yet,” I said.

From Literature

He didn’t like anything that might have more power than he did.

From Literature

“Well … they could be anywhere, I suppose, and they can look like anything. It could be a tree or a rock or a mountain. A stiltskin’s magic grows with the object, becomes part of it. It’s a real deep-in-the-bones kind of magic. It can’t be taken away or undone or even abused. It’s stronger than even the strongest curse. I told your mother that was the only way to untangle her mess. But she never did find one. At least not until it was too late.”

From Literature