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. 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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