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get on like a house on fireTo immediately start a good relationship with someoneRate it:

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In Two Shakes of a Lamb's TailToo fast, immediately and at once without any delayRate it:

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jump at the chanceTo immediately accept an offer.Rate it:

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off the batFrom the start; immediately; right away.Rate it:

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out of handWithout discussion, consideration, or hesitation; immediatelyRate it:

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drop backOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.Rate it:

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holy shitExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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from the word goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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holy fuckExpression of terror, awe, surprise, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.Rate it:

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Buy a Pig in a PokeTo buy something immediately without even examining itRate it:

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as soon asAt the moment when; immediately after.Rate it:

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Asleep at the SwitchFailing to act or respond immediately, not being attentiveRate it:

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at a moment's noticeImmediately; instantaneously; without need of warning.Rate it:

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at onceImmediately; now; right away.Rate it:

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auf der StelleimmediatelyRate it:

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but seriously folksDirects attention to immediately preceding failed attempt at humor.Rate it:

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cash on the barrelheadMoney in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction.Rate it:

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deathbed conversionAcceptance of religious belief immediately before one dies, typically in a state of anxiety or fear of the insecurity of what will happen to one in and after death.Rate it:

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eat upTo accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.Rate it:

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fixing toGoing to, preparing to, about to, planning on doing, with the implication that it will not happen or be done immediately, but some time in the near future; can be used conditionally.Rate it:

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follow onThe act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first innings.Rate it:

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from the get-goFrom the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.Rate it:

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here and nowimmediatelyRate it:

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hit the ground runningTo begin an activity immediately and with full commitment.Rate it:

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I've never heard it called that beforeUsed to draw attention to a possible double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.Rate it:

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in the twinkling of an eyeImmediately; instantaneously.Rate it:

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into thin airImmediately and inexplicably out of sight.Rate it:

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je ne fais que toucher barresI am off again immediately.Rate it:

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kiss and cry The publicly viewable enclosure in which figure skaters sit immediately after a performance, while they await and receive the judging results.Rate it:

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need yesterdayTo need something immediately or urgently; to need something that is already late.Rate it:

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no time to loseIt is important to do something immediatelyRate it:

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on sightImmediately when sighted.Rate it:

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On the DoubleVery fast, immediately, very quicklyRate it:

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on the doubleRapidly or immediately.Rate it:

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on the heels ofClosely following; in succession immediately after.Rate it:

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out of the boxImmediately, without intervention from the customer.Rate it:

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out of the chuteAt the start, immediately.Rate it:

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pee like a racehorseempty one's bladder immediately!Rate it:

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pif that troon!Troon: A irritating, aggravating, rude entity, who's sole purpose is to irritate & harass, unsuspecting, innocent people. A purposeful frustrating annoyer. "Pif"{3-step}: A special forces teckneik. A sheath knive issued to silently eliminate a enemy sentinel. 1:Approaching the enemy silently from the rear, stricking the back of the knees, as to buckle them, while cupping the mouth & cutting the throat & jugular vien simotancely. 2:Next immediately using the hand holding your knife, you in a upward thrust pierce the base of the skull fully sinking the length of blade & twist or jiggle. 3: Imeadiatly removing and reversing the blade to a downward position raming it down the spinelcoard & repeat the twist or jiggle. Done correctly it should take 3 seconds or less, with no scream, twitching or jerking of the enemy guard, or solder. Plop, drop, done, done, on to the next one! " Troon Pifing". The prefured "Pif" Knife is a Double edged Military Commando style sheath knife. "Pif that Troon!"Rate it:

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postgasmThe period immediately following an orgasm.Rate it:

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right awayVery soon; quickly; immediately.Rate it:

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right off the reelImmediately, without pause or hesitationRate it:

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Sell like Hot DogsTo sell something quickly and in great quantity, something immediately sold or vendedRate it:

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shut up and take my moneySaid about something that the speaker wants to buy immediately.Rate it:

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step on it!A three word command to rush, move now, get with it quickly, respond immediately.Rate it:

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straight awayVery soon; quickly; immediately.Rate it:

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straight out of the chuteSomething done immediately, or "from the beginning". Taken from rodeo routine: the bucking bronco, or bull, or the calf for the calf-roping contest is kept in a narrow pen, a chute, until it is released and dashes out to its fate.Rate it:

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straight out the gateImmediately, right from the start. Right away.Rate it:

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Swallow Hook, Line and SinkerNaive or credulous who immediately believes in something, to believe in something without inquiring about itRate it:

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