go gang busters
tər noun Informal.
1.
a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
2.
someone or something having great impact, usually in a positive way.
3.
gangbusters, an outstandingly successful state or situation: We aren't looking for gangbusters, but we'd like you to pass all your subjects this semester.
adjective Often, gangbusters.
4.
of or like a law-enforcement officer who uses rough, aggressive, or sensational tactics in fighting crime: The undercover agents avoided the gangbusters approach.
5.
strikingly effective or successful: a gangbusters year for compact cars.
6.
enthusiastic: I'm not gangbusters over the idea.
Explore Dictionary.com
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for go gang busters
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing go gang busters
More from Dictionary.com Translator
Translate go gang busters into French
Translate go gang busters into German
Translate go gang busters into Italian
Translate go gang busters into another language
00:10
Go gang busters
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Dictionary.com Word FAQs
Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.
7.
go gangbusters, to be extremely successful: The movie went gangbusters.
8.
like gangbusters, with great speed, intensity, vigor, impact, or success: The software market was growing like gangbusters. The hockey team came on at the beginning of the season like gangbusters.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To go gang busters
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
