quick as lightning

English

Etymology

In allusion to the rapidity of flashes of lightning.

Adjective

quick as lightning (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quick.

Adverb

quick as lightning (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quickly.
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