like nobody's business
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A modern drink for the modern man in your life, the Penicillin is a spicy-sweet drink that balances flavor like nobody's business.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2022
‘Captain Blood’ Errol Flynn buckles a swash like nobody’s business in this ripping, black-and-white 1935 pirate tale directed by Michael Curtiz and co-starring Basil Rathbone and Olivia de Havilland.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2022
We have debts like nobody’s business, and they’re going to insist that there’s no money to do anything.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2020
Especially when the hubby is at home, we go through eggs like nobody's business!
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2020
They’re jamming like nobody’s business, forcing me to two-step, spin, and moonwalk my way to the plantain tent.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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