like nobody's business
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The percussion pounds like nobody’s business, opening the score up to all the implied emotion and glitter on an over-stuffed stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
"We're all bio-hacking like nobody's business," reports London-based Mousavi.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
And behind it, he could direct, write and shoot like nobody's business.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023
“She could turn like nobody’s business, and her presence was unreal,” Jess said.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2021
Her chin was still tilted down, but her eyes were straight on him like nobody’s business.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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