as swift (also quick, fleet) as thought.
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| 释义 | the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] > very swiftly (14) as swift (also quick, fleet) as thought?c1225 as swift (also quick, fleet) as thought. like lightning1567 like lightning and variants: with the swiftness of lightning; very fast. (as) quick as lightning1580 In similative phrases, as (as) quick as lightning, (as) quick as thought, (as) quick as a wink, (as) quick as a flash, etc. like wildfire1699 like wildfire: with immense rapidity and effect; very swiftly and forcibly: usually with run, spread, etc.; hence occasionally gen. forcibly… like stour1787 Phrases. (Scottish) like stour: very swiftly or vigorously. to blow, cast, throw stour in one's eyes: figurative (cf. dust, n.1 4). to kick up, make… (as) quick as a wink1825 In similative phrases, as (as) quick as lightning, (as) quick as thought, (as) quick as a wink, (as) quick as a flash, etc. like smoke1832 In proverbial, figurative, or allusive uses. like smoke, very quickly, rapidly. quick as a streak1839 slang. streak of lightning, ? a glass of gin (cf. lightning, n. 2). like a streak, like streaks: with the swiftness of lightning; also quick as a s… like sixty1848 like sixty, with great force or vigour; at a great rate. colloquial or slang. (Cf. forty, adj. b.) (as) quick as thought1871 In similative phrases, as (as) quick as lightning, (as) quick as thought, (as) quick as a wink, (as) quick as a flash, etc. at a great lick1898 dialect, colloquial, U.S., Australian, and New Zealand. A spurt at racing, a short brisk spin; a ‘spell’ of work. big licks = hard work. Also… like a bat out of hell1921 Slang phr. (to go) like a bat out of hell, (to go) very quickly. like the clappers1948 The tongue of a bell, which strikes it on the inside and causes it to sound. Slang phrase like the clappers: very fast or very hard. like a bomb1954 A success (esp. in entertainment); also U.S., a failure. like a bomb and variants: with great speed; with considerable effectiveness or success. collo… |
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