“like the clappers”别理解成“像拍手者一样”，引申为飞快地；非常有力地；迅速地；凶猛地。

【例句】
You'll have to run like the clappers if you want to catch your train.
你要想赶上火车就得飞快地跑。

Customers ran like the clappers into the store to snatch up as many bargains as they could carry.
顾客们飞快地跑进商店，抢购他们所能携带的尽可能多的便宜货。