like (greased) lightning
Definition of like (greased) lightning
informal
: very quickly The news traveled across the country like lightning. moving like greased lightning
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greaseplay greased
: rendered animal fat
: oily matter
: a thick lubricant
: to smear or daub with grease
: to lubricate with grease
: to soil with grease
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lightningplay
: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity
: the discharge itself
: a sudden stroke of fortune
: having or moving with or as if with the speed and suddenness of lightning
: to discharge a flash of lightning
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