like (greased) lightning
idiom
informal
: very quickly
The news traveled across the country like lightning.
moving like greased lightning
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This past year, the singer launched a hair-care line, whiskey, and another fragrance at what felt like lightning speed.
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Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
With vegetation desiccated, any spark—from power lines, machinery, or natural causes like lightning—can ignite a fire.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The chapel was so old that creaks shuttered across the floor like lightning.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
His rare moments of close up and formal flourishes (like action in super-slow motion) strikes like lightning in the process, but for the most part, his camera remains at a distance, peering in on its characters in order to scrutinize masculine form while trying to suss out masculine function.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
With vegetation desiccated, any spark—from power lines, machinery, or natural causes like lightning—can ignite a fire.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The chapel was so old that creaks shuttered across the floor like lightning.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
His rare moments of close up and formal flourishes (like action in super-slow motion) strikes like lightning in the process, but for the most part, his camera remains at a distance, peering in on its characters in order to scrutinize masculine form while trying to suss out masculine function.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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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 21 Jan. 2025.
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