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like anything

Idioms  
  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 doesn’t look like anything yet,” I said.

From Literature

He didn’t like anything that might have more power than he did.

From Literature

“Well … they could be anywhere, I suppose, and they can look like anything. It could be a tree or a rock or a mountain. A stiltskin’s magic grows with the object, becomes part of it. It’s a real deep-in-the-bones kind of magic. It can’t be taken away or undone or even abused. It’s stronger than even the strongest curse. I told your mother that was the only way to untangle her mess. But she never did find one. At least not until it was too late.”

From Literature

It just wasn’t like anything I could think of!

From Literature

Jealousy is not like anything else.

From Literature