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gangbusters
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
gangbusters
(noun)
gangbusters
/
ˈ
gæŋˌbʌstɚz/
noun
gangbusters
/
ˈ
gæŋˌbʌstɚz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GANGBUSTERS
like gangbusters
US, informal
1
:
very well or successfully
The team got off to a slow start, but recently they have been coming on
like gangbusters
. [=they have been doing very well]
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2
:
very quickly
The company has been growing
like gangbusters
.
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