11 phrases found for the topic Speed
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Phrase: Like the wind
Meaning: Very fast.
Examples:
Cheetahs run like the wind.
I saw a man running like the wind. I think he was fleeing from someone.
Date: 03-06-2018
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Phrase: More haste, less speed
Meaning: Doing things very fast may take more time to be carried out because they may need to be done again, or fixed...
Date: 02-10-2017
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Phrase: In the blink of an eye
Meaning: Very fast, instantaneously:
I saw her, and I wanted to talk to her, but I just turned round, and she was no longer there. She had disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The weather here can change in the blink of an eye.
Date: 25-02-2015
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Phrase: Do something on the fly
Meaning: To do something fast
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Phrase: Hold one's horses
Meaning: Wait! Don't go so fast! We have to think about it.
Examples:
Hold your horses! We may find something better somewhere else.
I'm coming! Hold your horses!
You're driving too fast. Hold your horses! There's a speed limit here.
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Phrase: Run (etc) like hell
Meaning: Run as fast as you can: The children ran like hell when they saw the masked man approaching
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Phrase: Run (or go, drive, etc) hell for leather
Meaning: Run as fast as you can: The robber ran hell for leather when he saw the police
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Phrase: Slow and steady wins the race
Sent by Anuradha Rao
Email: anu919@hotmail.com
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Phrase: Slowly but surely
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Phrase: Spread like wildfire
Meaning: Very fast: The news of the accident spread like wildfire.
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Phrase: The slower you go, the further you get
Meaning: If we rush things, we get tired too soon
Sent by David Levi
Email: jdlevi78@hotmail.com
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