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like gangbusters

with great excitement and speed. (From the phrase "Come on like gangbusters," a radio show that "came on" with lots of noise and excitement.) She works like gangbusters and gets the job done. They are selling tickets like gangbusters.

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``But they were down pretty good there for five or six weeks, and they came out like gangbusters, so they have done a good job. NEXTEL CUP TITLE JOHNSON'S FOR THE TAKING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The industry is growing like gangbusters," said Dave Smith, president of Coast Asset Management, a $2. L.A. hedge funds basking in glow of excellent results by Berry, Kate / Los Angeles Business Journal The comic scenes in John Weidman's book play like gangbusters thanks to Mary Catherine Garrison, Becky Ann Baker, and Mario Cantone. Dead presidents: one of Stephen Sondheim's darkest visions, Assassins ... by Shewey, Don / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) More results

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``But they were down pretty good there for five or six weeks, and they came out like gangbusters, so they have done a good job.

NEXTEL CUP TITLE JOHNSON'S FOR THE TAKING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

The industry is growing like gangbusters," said Dave Smith, president of Coast Asset Management, a $2.

L.A. hedge funds basking in glow of excellent results by Berry, Kate / Los Angeles Business Journal

The comic scenes in John Weidman's book play like gangbusters thanks to Mary Catherine Garrison, Becky Ann Baker, and Mario Cantone.

Dead presidents: one of Stephen Sondheim's darkest visions, Assassins ... by Shewey, Don / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

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