like anything

idiom

informal

: very much : very forcefully

It was raining like anything.

She was hoping like anything that the weather would be good.

Examples of like anything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, like anything else, there are age-appropriate ways to help children understand the concept of money, ranging from preschoolers to tweens and teens. —Mia Taylor, Parents, 5 June 2024

The expansive view of the Bay Bridge, downtown San Francisco, Mount Tamalpais and the Marin Headlands from the floor-to-ceiling living room windows makes the home feel like anything but a budget construction. —Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 4 June 2024

Of course, like anything in nature, there is tremendous variation in anthocyanin persistence and production, and plant breeders constantly work to tease out better and better color performance in their new releases. —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2024

The presentation of those qualities can be enhanced with post-production like anything else, but they’re also improved by knowing that everything that’s happening is live and unfiltered. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 May 2024

But like anything in intelligence, this emerging landscape holds both promise and pitfalls. —Amy Zegart, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021

However, like anything in life, nothing is promised. —Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024

My own mother doesn’t like anything scented (so that’s a no to candles, bath products, and lotions of any kind); doesn’t love champagne and already has her favorite rotation of handbags and scarves. —Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024

They were helmed on this night by the invaluable longtime wingman Mac McAnally, who handled lead vocals and emcee duties for a memorial service that felt like anything but. —Kevin Jeffrey, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024