like a bat out of hell

idiom

informal

: very quickly

Scared, he ran out of the house like a bat out of hell.

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Nikki Cross ran down to this ring like a bat out of hell, and almost legitimately collided with Carmella. —

Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023 Sarah Sherman is like a bat out of hell. —

Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022

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