- be going great guns
- to be doing something very successfully and quickly.
I know he had a little difficulty at the start of the course but he's going great guns now.
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be going great guns
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going great guns — working very well, going strong We were going great guns till our goalie got hurt. Then they scored … English idioms
(be) going great guns — be going great ˈguns idiom (informal) to be doing sth quickly and successfully • Work is going great guns now. Main entry: ↑greatidiom … Useful english dictionary
great guns — If something or someone is going great guns, they are doing very well … The small dictionary of idiomes
great guns — great′ guns′ adv. inf Informal. extremely well; very successfully: The business is going great guns[/ex] … From formal English to slang
great guns — See going great guns … English idioms
great\ guns — I. interj. informal See: great Godfrey or great Scott II. adv. phr. informal 1. Very fast or very hard. Usually used in the phrases blow great guns , go great guns . The wind was blowing great guns, and big waves beat the shore. The men were… … Словарь американских идиом
great guns — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very fast or very hard. Usually used in the phrases blow great guns , go great guns . * /The wind was blowing great guns, and big waves beat the shore./ * /The men were going great guns to finish the job./ Compare: FAST … Dictionary of American idioms
great guns — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very fast or very hard. Usually used in the phrases blow great guns , go great guns . * /The wind was blowing great guns, and big waves beat the shore./ * /The men were going great guns to finish the job./ Compare: FAST … Dictionary of American idioms
great guns — adverb : with unremitting vigor or energy reaching the age of 78 … and still going great guns New York Times also : eminently successfully an enterprise that began slowly but after a while began to go great guns often used interjectionally to… … Useful english dictionary
great guns — 1. Informal. in a relentlessly energetic or successful manner: The new president has the company going great guns. 2. (used as an expression of surprise, astonishment, etc.). [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
