| 单词 | like a bat out of hell |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike a bat out of hell c. Slang phr. (to go) like a bat out of hell, (to go) very quickly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > very swiftly as swift (also quick, fleet) as thought?c1225 like lightning1567 (as) quick as lightning1580 like wildfire1699 like stour1787 (as) quick as a wink1825 like smoke1832 quick as a streak1839 like sixty1848 (as) quick as thought1871 at a great lick1898 like a bat out of hell1921 like the clappers1948 like a bomb1954 1921 J. Dos Passos Three Soldiers (1922) ii. ii. 67 We went like a bat out of hell along a good state road. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 19 To go like a bat out of hell, to go at extreme high speed (Air Force). 1939 I. Baird Waste Heritage iv. 52 When it started to move I hared off an' picked out my car an' beat it like a bat out of hell. 1961 I. Fleming Thunderball viii. 87 The motor cyclist..had gone like a bat out of hell towards Baker Street. < as lemmas |
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