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quick as lightning

English edit

Etymology edit

In allusion to the rapidity of flashes of lightning.

Adjective edit

quick as lightning (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quick.

Adverb edit

quick as lightning (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quickly.
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