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

The actress concluded that "what's weird" about society right now is that "if you have enough money you can make yourself look pretty much like anything you want".

From BBC

They had done so many stories already, and there were multiple stories told per episode, so they had gone through so many stories that it seemed like anything I suggested was already done.

From Los Angeles Times

“Does it sound like anything familiar?”

From Literature

“In a gold rush, sell shovels” is generally good advice but like anything it can be taken too far.

From Barron's

“In a gold rush, sell shovels” is generally good advice but like anything it can be taken too far.

From Barron's