like (greased) lightning
idiom
informal
: very quickly
The news traveled across the country like lightning.
moving like greased lightning
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The zigzag outlines of his pendant lights, for instance, exert a kind of magnetic force like lightning.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The almendro trees found in Panama’s forests can get a boost from this electrical jolt and have perhaps even evolved to act like lightning rods, according to a new study published last week in the journal New Phytologist.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Since sources of spray were likely common on the early Earth, Zare thinks this process could produce far more organic chemicals than potential alternatives like lightning strikes, hydrothermal vents, or impacting comets.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
This past year, the singer launched a hair-care line, whiskey, and another fragrance at what felt like lightning speed.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
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The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
The almendro trees found in Panama’s forests can get a boost from this electrical jolt and have perhaps even evolved to act like lightning rods, according to a new study published last week in the journal New Phytologist.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Since sources of spray were likely common on the early Earth, Zare thinks this process could produce far more organic chemicals than potential alternatives like lightning strikes, hydrothermal vents, or impacting comets.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
This past year, the singer launched a hair-care line, whiskey, and another fragrance at what felt like lightning speed.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for like (greased) lightning
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“Like (greased) lightning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20%28greased%29%20lightning. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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