grow like a weed

Verb

(simile) To grow rapidly.

Japanese Meaning

急速に成長する / すぐに育つ / 目覚ましい発育を遂げる

After we started watering them every morning, the tomato seedlings began to grow like a weed.

毎朝水やりを始めてから、トマトの苗はぐんぐん育ち始めた。

Sense（1）

(simile) To grow rapidly.

The twins grew like weeds: it seemed we were buying clothes every few weeks.

grows like a weed

（ present singular third-person ）

growing like a weed

（ participle present ）

grew like a weed

（ past ）

grown like a weed

（ participle past ）