gangbusters
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gang·bus·ter
(găng′bŭs′tər)n. Slang
A law enforcement officer who works to break up organized criminal groups.
adj. also gangbusters
Idiom: Extremely successful: an experiment yielding gangbuster results; a profitable, gangbusters quarter.
like gangbusters Slang
With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters.
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gangbusters
(ˈɡæŋbʌstəz)pl n
very energetically and aggressively
adv
to perform strongly
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Translations
gangbusters
[ˈgæŋbʌstəz] NPL (US) to be going gangbusters → ir viento en popato do sth like gangbusters → hacer algo con paso firme
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