QUICK AS (GREASED) LIGHTNING

quick as (greased) lightning: translation

*quick as a wink&*quick as a flash&*quick as (greased) lightning&*swift as lightning

very quickly. (*Also:as\quick as (greased) lightning.) •

As quick as a wink, the thief took the lady's purse.

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I'll finish this work quick as a flash.

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Quick as greased lightning, the thief stole my wallet.