gangbusters Idiom, Proverb
come on like gangbusters
Idiom(s): come on like gangbusters
Theme: BEHAVIOR - WILD
to approach people in a wild and exciting manner; to seem very active and pushy when approaching people.
• Why is she so unpolished? She comes on like gangbusters and frightens people away.
• The people in this town seem to come on like gangbusters, and they seem very rude at first.
like gangbusters
like gangbusters
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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