like the clappers

(British informal)

very quickly He works like the clappers - he'll have it finished in no time! They ran like the clappers when the policeman came round the corner.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Feofilakt	-	Russian
Mcdonough	[mək'dʌnə]
Apoorva	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Lilya	-	Russian, Ukrainian
HoraȚIu	-	Romanian
Elyzabeth	i-LIZ-ə-bəth	English (Rare)