like nobody's business
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Growing up, my mom could curate a Christmas stocking like nobody’s business.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
It's also excellent stirred into a simple tomato sauce, and will stretch and enhance a pesto like nobody's business.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2022
"They were shaking their waists like nobody's business," said Laura Cacho, a local festival organiser who danced with William.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2022
“She could turn like nobody’s business, and her presence was unreal,” Jess said.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021
She could work a telegraph machine like nobody’s business.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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