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like anything

  1. Extremely, vigorously, as in She cried like anything when the dog died. This idiom probably substitutes anything for a swear word. [Colloquial; late 1600s]



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“It seems like anything climate related is being either cut to the bone or completely eliminated, with no assessment of its value or importance.”

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For the next 21 months, India was technically still a democracy but functioned like anything but.

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Comedic timing is a skill just like anything else.

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There is definitely a change, but not like anything that doesn’t feel kind and manageable.

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“Listen, I did my spell there and it was time to move on, like anything else,” Arena said.

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