all of the sudden »
Suddenly, rapidly.
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blaze a trail »
To show the way or proceed rapidly.
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burn rubber »
To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
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by leaps and bounds »
Rapidly. Said of making progress.
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come to a head »
To rapidly come to a turning point.
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fire off »
To ask an unexpected question rapidly.
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fly-by-night »
Businesses that appear and disappear rapidly, or that give an impression of transience.
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full tilt »
As quickly as possible; very rapidly.
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go down the pan »
To fail or degenerate rapidly.
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go down the tubes »
To fail or degenerate rapidly.
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hotfoot it »
To hasten; to move rapidly.
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in the fast lane »
In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.
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jump »
To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
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lay rubber »
To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
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leaf through »
Rapidly reading short sections at random.
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like gangbusters »
Vigorously, rapidly, zealously, or forcibly; in a manner which has considerable impact.
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like nobody's business »
In an extreme manner; rapidly; excessively; like crazy.
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meatball surgery »
A nickname for surgery that is meant to be performed rapidly to stabilize the patient as quickly as possible.
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on the double »
Rapidly or immediately.
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peel out »
To start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.
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pop off »
To release flatulence, in most cases, in short rapid succession.
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ramp up »
To increase rapidly to a new value.
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step on a rake »
To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face.
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through the roof »
Rapidly increasing.
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