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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That’s not to say that Tucci doesn’t like anything—quite the contrary.
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Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
The chugging chords of the intro could have been on their 1978 debut, while the arpeggiated verse section sounds not quite like anything the band ever did before.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Automation at the ports, like anything, isn’t a panacea.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
What followed was three years of R&D, resulting in a hot sauce bottle that doesn’t look quite like anything else on store shelves.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
The chugging chords of the intro could have been on their 1978 debut, while the arpeggiated verse section sounds not quite like anything the band ever did before.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Automation at the ports, like anything, isn’t a panacea.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024
What followed was three years of R&D, resulting in a hot sauce bottle that doesn’t look quite like anything else on store shelves.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Like anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20anything. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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