greased lightning

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение greased lightning в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

Связанные Термины

like greased lightning

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Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение greased lightning в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Something incredibly fast (now mainly used in comparison: like or faster than greased lightning)

You have to take your hat off to them. They've moved like greased lightning. I should have remembered about them. Slippery as a 'barrel load of eels' they are.

Расстановка переносов

greased light·ning

Турецкое произношение

grist laytnîng

Произношение

/ˈgrēst ˈlītnəɴɢ/ /ˈɡriːst ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

Этимология

() From greased + lightning, believed due to the observation that greased machinery tends to run faster, and the notion that if a lightning strike (the fastest normally observed movement) could be greased, it might move even faster. Originally US usage but soon well known in UK due to Thackeray's use in 1848 (see cite).