like nobody's business

phrase

informal
: very well or quickly or in very large amounts
She can design computer programs like nobody's business.
It's been raining like nobody's business.

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Those bright kitchen cabinets will show fingerprints, spills, and grease like nobody's business. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025 At his 1994 prom, Ashton Kutcher was busting a move like nobody's business, unaware he would be catapulted to celebrity status as one of the stars of That '70s Show a mere four years later. Aja Hoggatt, EW.com, 11 May 2025 Based on new research by scientists at the Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group (PBM) at Ghent University in Belgium, one solution is to trap the water inside an advanced super-absorbent polymer (SAP) that soaks up water like nobody's business. David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025 The center display will pick up (and reflect) greasy fingerprints like nobody's business, so take your preschool instruction to heart and wash your hands often. Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 18 May 2023 But there's something about the Ioniq 5's hatch that makes the rear glass accumulate snow, rain, dust, and dirt like nobody's business. Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 16 Mar. 2023

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“Like nobody's business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20nobody%27s%20business. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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