like anything

prepositional phrase

With plenty of effort, speed, etc.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. With plenty of effort, speed, etc.

    I came here and worked like anything to be an example before them.

    1999, Julia G. Crane, Statia Silhouettes, page 57

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
like old boots
Cite this entry
APA

like anything. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20anything

MLA

“like anything.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20anything. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like anything,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20anything.

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