like the clappers
US /laɪk ðə ˈklæpɚz/
・UK /laɪk ðə ˈklapəz/
B2
idm.Doing something very fast or with great intensity.
She was running like the clappers to catch the train.
Video subtitles
If I get this wrong, 50,000 people will hear it.
- Which is where we get the British phrase "going like the clappers." But that bell is not going to stop.
Which is where we get the British phrase "going like the clappers." But that bell is not going to stop.