As neither Dudley nor the hedge was in any way hurt, Aunt Petunia knew he hadn't really done magic, but he still had to duck as she aimed a heavy blow at his head with the soapy frying pan.
" NO, CROOKSHANKS, NO! " cried the witch, but Scabbers, shot from between her hands like a bar of soap, landed splay-legged on the floor, and then scampered for the door.
It can be used for instance to a workaholic, or for anybody obsessed with something like a television programme, always watching a particular soap, shall we say.