Nobody's business

[Sangeetha]

hi,

Test No. incompl/inter-53 "Business Expressions (2)", question 3

She was very enthusiastic about her new job and was making rapid progress ......... nobody's business.

(a) as
(b) with
(c) similar
(d) like

What does the term "like nobody's business" mean??? Does it describe how quickly she made her progress?? Where else can it b used?? Wish u give ex.

[Alan]

Hi Sangeetha,

Like nobody's business means it couldn't have been done better.

Alan
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