work like a dream

American Dream

The ideal stressing egalitarianism and that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve material prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.

and the like

And other similar items; et cetera.

be like

To say.

built like a brick outhouse

Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

built like a brick shipyard

Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

built like a brick shithouse

Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.

busy work

Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.

close enough for government work

Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.