quick as lightning

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English

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Etymology

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In allusion to the rapidity of flashes of lightning.

Adjective

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quick as lightning (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quick.

Adverb

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quick as lightning (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quickly.