Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, not comparable)Extremely quick.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The girl was quick as a flash.

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  2. He finished it quick as a flash.

    deEr hat das blitzschnell beendet. — kolonjano

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  3. He left, quick as a flash, without saying where he was going.

    deEr begab sich blitzschnell davon, nicht sagend, wohin er gehe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Quick as a flash, the marionette sank his teeth deep into the Assassin's hand, bit it off and spat it out.

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Origin

In reference to the rapidity of flashes of lightning.

In reference to the rapidity of flashes of lightning.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
fulgurantfast as lightninglightning fastlightning-quickin a flashquick as a fox

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
quickA2quickenquickiequicklyA1

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