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Idioms and Phrases

Energetically, forcefully, loudly. For example, This is a soft passage—the horns shouldn't come in like gangbusters . This expression alludes to a popular radio series entitled Gangbusters , which featured explosive sound effects, such as gunfire and sirens, at the beginning of each episode. [ Slang ; late 1930s]

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