Meanings
prepositional phrase
- UKarchaicslangSynonym of like anything (“with plenty of effort, speed, etc.”).
Well, I worked like old boots; and all through the beastly long term I went on steadily creeping ahead of those two.
1905, The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women, page 639Synonyms: like anything
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseSynonym of like anything (“with plenty of effort, speed, etc.”).
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like old boots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20old%20boots
MLA
“like old boots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20old%20boots. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like old boots,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20old%20boots.
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