to beat the band
With great intensity
To beat the band means with great intensity or enthusiasm—excessively, extremely, vigorously: The rain was coming down to beat the band.
She was talking to beat the band.
The phrase suggests outdoing even a loud brass band in volume or energy.
It's somewhat old-fashioned but still understood.
- a lotLarge quantity or frequency
- vigorouslyWith forceful enthusiasm
- like gangbustersWith aggressive energy
- exuberantlyWith overflowing enthusiasm
- zealouslyWith extreme devotion
enthusiastically · passionately · full tilt · full steam ahead · clamor · loudly · uproar · gusto · fervor · cacophony · like crazy · energetically · fervently · at full blast · excel · go the extra mile · at breakneck speed · surpass