单词 | lickety-split |
释义 | lickety-split (lɪkətisplɪt) adverb If you do something lickety-split, you do it very quickly. [mainly US, informal] Obligingly, the waiter returned lickety-split with the orders of ribs. lickety-split in British English (ˈlɪkɪtɪˈsplɪt) adverb US and Canadian informal very quickly; speedily Word origin C19: from lick + splitlickety-split in American English (ˈlɪkətiˈsplɪt) US adverb Informal at great speed Word origin fanciful formation based on , lick (sense 9) lick (sense 9c)Examples of 'lickety-split' in a sentence |
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