like buggery

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably from "hurt like buggery", which can be understood literally.”)

Prepositional phrase

like buggery

1. (chiefly UK, slang, vulgar) Like hell.

   hurt like buggery

   run like buggery ― run like a bat out of hell

   sell like buggery ― sell like hot cakes

References

• “like buggery” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.