gangbusters
Very successful or profitableVery successful or profitable.
US/ɡˈæŋbˌʌstɚz/
» The new phone sold like gangbusters.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, colloquial)Very successful or profitable.
Examples
1 sentencesThe new phone sold like gangbusters.
Origin
The adjective and adverb are a shortening of the phrase like gangbusters.The adjective and adverb are a shortening of the phrase like gangbusters.
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