like anything
idiom
informal
: very much : very forcefully
It was raining like anything.
She was hoping like anything that the weather would be good.
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And some of the details, like anything else, they’ll be worked out.
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ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
To me, this doesn’t feel like anything new.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Perhaps — but in 2025, gold has been acting like anything BUT a boring safe haven.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Except for death Tehran does not like anything other than death
The names of all women, girls, and boys in Tehran is death
And life is never born from a mother in Tehran.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
To me, this doesn’t feel like anything new.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Perhaps — but in 2025, gold has been acting like anything BUT a boring safe haven.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Except for death Tehran does not like anything other than death
The names of all women, girls, and boys in Tehran is death
And life is never born from a mother in Tehran.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for like anything
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“Like anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20anything. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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