go gangbusters
go gangbusters
proceed very vigorously or successfully - North American informal
Literally, a gangbuster is a person who assists in the vigorous or violent break-up of criminal gangs from which the more general sense of a successful person has developed.
The phrase like gangbusters means vigorously and successfully.
1994 - Wall Street Journal - Sotheby's glamorous semi-annual black tie auction of contemporary art was going gangbusters.
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