like nobody's business
猛烈に、素晴らしく
Ichiro hits like nobody's business.
これはpositive,negative 両方に使うことができ、
たとえば
My leg hurts like nobody's business.
といえば「すさまじく痛い」の意味に。
聞いただけでは「？？？」・・・意味を想像しにくいphraseでした。
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket
１つの事業（人・こと）にすべてを賭けるな！
（そのバスケットを落としてしまうと、すべての卵がわれてしまうよ！）
⇒spreading your investiments to reduce the risk
このイディオムは投資家の間でぽんぽんと飛び交うそうだが、サザエさん的性格の私には直訳で十分です・・・
I decided to cook stew for dinner and started preparations this evening.
At first, I checked the stock of vegetables and milk, and cut those vegetables into pieces.
And just when I put them into a pan to fry lightly, I noticed that I forgot to buy pork.
Would stew without pork be nice?
After thinking about it for a while, I ran to a grocery store.
I often think I am scatterbrained.