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
ŽAklina	-	Croatian, Serbian
Kayetan	KAH-ye-tahn	German
Frantziska	-	Basque
Beauregard	BO-rə-gahrd	English (Rare)
Coralie	-	French
Alfhildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian