like crazy

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1. Also, like mad; like nobody's business. With exceeding enthusiasm or speed, without restraint. For example, We shopped like crazy and bought all our furniture in one day, or Once he's out of the town limits he drives like mad, or The choir sang the Hallelujah Chorus like nobody's business. The first terms employ crazy and mad in the sense of “lunatic” as a hyperbole for lack of restraint; the third implies that no business could be conducted in such an extraordinary fashion. The first and third date from the 1920s, the second from the mid-1600s.

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like crazy

“I’m refreshing it like crazy, checking it every hour or so,” said Rachel Bardwell, a consultant for Kaiser Permanente, referring to her Ring app.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Some artists stream like crazy and can’t sell, others stream low numbers but super-serve a touring audience and have fans that want to come back over and over.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

"It's raining like crazy," said V, splashing through puddles on the giant, 360-degree stage.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

See: Stocks are swinging like crazy while the S&P 500 goes nowhere in 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

My heart started pounding like crazy because I knew if I found what I thought I would, I’d really blow my lid.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

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