like nobody's business
idiom
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.
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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
For the meat lover: These claws that can shred through meat like nobody's business Whether it's pulled pork or chicken thighs, no succulent meats stand a chance against the power of these ridiculous-looking shredder claws.
—Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2020
Check it: Developing robots that can fly and move along the ground has been a priority for the military for a while, because flying robots are versatile but suck down batteries like nobody's business, while ground robots are, well, stuck on the ground.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2012
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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
For the meat lover: These claws that can shred through meat like nobody's business Whether it's pulled pork or chicken thighs, no succulent meats stand a chance against the power of these ridiculous-looking shredder claws.
—Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2020
Check it: Developing robots that can fly and move along the ground has been a priority for the military for a while, because flying robots are versatile but suck down batteries like nobody's business, while ground robots are, well, stuck on the ground.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2012
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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 12 Nov. 2025.
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