American Idioms and Expressions

Quick As Greased Lightning Idiom

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quick as greased lightning
What does quick as greased lightning mean?		very quickly, very fastThe cat climbed up the tree as quick as greased lightning.

Some Random Idioms
think a lot/great deal/highly/much of (someone or something)
What does "think a lot/great deal/highly/much of (someone or something)" mean?		 to like or think well of someone or somethingMy grandmother thinks a lot of her grandchildren.
get down to brass tacks
What does "get down to brass tacks" mean?		 to begin discussing or doing something immediately "Let`s get down to brass tacks and finish this job quickly."

gazoo
What does "gazoo" mean?		buttocks
step out of line
What does "step out of line" mean?		 to misbehave, to do something offensive/wrongWhen the children step out of line their teacher becomes very angry.
get off to a flying start
What does "get off to a flying start" mean?		 have a very successful beginning have a very successful beginningThe meeting got off to a flying start when the company directors announced that they had won a large contract.
more haste, less speed
What does "more haste, less speed" mean?		 if you try to do something quickly you may make mistakes and take longer to finish the task than you would normally haveThe man was in a hurry to finish work but he made many mistakes and had to repeat some things again. This proved to him that more haste equals less speed.
one for the (record) books
What does "one for the (record) books" mean?		 something very unusual or remarkableHis latest complaint about noise at work is one for the books and is very stupid.
Slowly, slowly catchy monkey
What does "Slowly, slowly catchy monkey" mean?		 This means that eventually you will achieve your goal.
make (someone's) blood boil
What does "make (someone's) blood boil" mean?		 make someone very angryIt makes my blood boil to think about what the supervisor did to one of the employees.
have an ear for (something)
What does "have an ear for (something)" mean?		 to have the ability to learn music or languagesThe girl has an ear for languages and she can learn them very fast.
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