like the clappers
Very hard or very rapidlyVery hard or very rapidly.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, informal)Very hard or very rapidly.
After hurling their insults, they ran like the clappers to get away.
in einem Affentempo, sehr schnell, wie die Feuerwehr
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
very hard or rapidly:
Origin
Partridge says: "Possibly rhyming slang for 'clappers of a bell', 'hell'."Partridge says: "Possibly rhyming slang for 'clappers of a bell', 'hell'."
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