like the clappers
1like 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 …
2like the clappers — If something is going like the clappers, it is going very fast …
3like the clappers — ► like the clappers Brit. informal very fast or hard. Main Entry: ↑clapper …
4like 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 …
5like 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 …
6like the clappers — If something is going like the clappers, it is going very fast. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
7like the clappers — Phrs. Very quickly, very hard. E.g. We ran like the clappers. Informal …
8Like the clappers — If something is going like the clappers, it is going very fast …
9like the clappers Brit. — like the clappers Brit. informal very fast or hard. → clapper …
10go like the clappers — Vrb phrs. To go speedily. E.g. We went like the clappers and just made it in time …