- like the clappers
- Phrs. Very quickly, very hard. E.g."We ran like the clappers." Informal
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like the clappers
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like the clappers — (informal) At top speed • • • Main Entry: ↑clap * * * like the clappers Brit informal : very fast We drove/ran like the clappers. • • • Main Entry: ↑clapper * * * like the ˈclappers … Useful english dictionary
like the clappers — If something is going like the clappers, it is going very fast … The small dictionary of idiomes
like the clappers — ► like the clappers Brit. informal very fast or hard. Main Entry: ↑clapper … English terms dictionary
like the clappers — adverb Very hard, very rapidly. After hurling their insults, they ran like the clappers to get away. Syn: like the clappers of fuck, like the clappers of hell … Wiktionary
like the clappers — British, informal very quickly. He works like the clappers he ll have it finished in no time! They ran like the clappers when the policeman came round the corner … New idioms dictionary
like the clappers — If something is going like the clappers, it is going very fast. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Like the clappers — If something is going like the clappers, it is going very fast … Dictionary of English idioms
like the clappers Brit. — like the clappers Brit. informal very fast or hard. → clapper … English new terms dictionary
go like the clappers — Vrb phrs. To go speedily. E.g. We went like the clappers and just made it in time … English slang and colloquialisms
go like the clappers — go/run/drive etc/like the clappers british informal phrase to go run drive etc extremely fast Thesaurus: to move somewhere quicklysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
