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• similar to "like a hole in the head". Is (or was) used in the rural Southwest.
  
  "I need that like a hog needs a side-saddle!"

  Last edited on Feb 21 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 12 2009.

adjective

• working or running well.

  My server is running like a hot damn, it's going really fast with no issues.

  Last edited on Nov 18 2004. Submitted by Lanny C. from Vancouver, BC, Canada on Nov 18 2004.

adverb

• Someone who is mesmerized by the sounds and sight of money flying in all directions in a casino.

  He was spellbound during his first trip into the gambling establishment like a Jew in a casino.

  Last edited on Dec 19 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 19 2013.

notes

• The term "mug" is used for comparison. A person may say, "It's crowded like a mug in this bar." For this example sentence to make sense, see the listing for: mug.

  Last edited on Dec 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 14 2010.

• To fight or do anything with great intensity.

  Don't mess with him, he'll go off on ya like a raped ape.

  Last edited on Feb 08 2000. Submitted by George V. from IL, USA on Feb 08 2000.

adverb

• poorly.

  My car is running like a raped ape.

  Last edited on Jan 10 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 10 2012.