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Quick as a wink
Meaning: |
Very speedily. |
Example: |
He was out of here quick as a wink. |
Origin: |
First recorded in 1825. One wink = 1/10 second.
Source: “Word And Phrase Origins” by Robert Hendrickson.
Related terms: Quick as a bunny; Quick as a flash; Quick as greased lightning; Greased lightning. |
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Quick as greased lightning
Meaning: |
Extremely fast. |
Example: |
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Origin: |
This is an Americanism dating from about the 1840s, but is a typical western exaggeration of the
British “quick as lightning”, first recorded 100 years earlier.
“Quicker than hell can scorch a feather” is a similar Americanism from the mid-19th Century.
Source: “Word And Phrase Origins” by Robert Hendrickson.
Related terms: Quick as a wink; Greased lightning. |
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Quid pro quo
Meaning: |
One thing in return for another. |
Example: |
What is the quid pro quo for my entering into this deal? |
Origin: |
Quid pro quo is Latin for "something for something." Shakespeare used a similar expression in Henry VI (1591): "I cry you mercy, 'tis but Quid for Quo." |
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Quiet as a mouse
Meaning: |
Silent or still; making very little noise; saying nothing; hushed, subdued. |
Example: |
Returning from the disco at 3 AM, Roger walked quiet as a mouse into his bedroom. |
Origin: |
."Quiet as a mouse" goes back to the late 1500s. Mice are quiet little animals who scurry almost noiselessly in search of food, especially in the dark of night. |
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Quit your belly aching
Meaning: |
Stop complaining, bitching,
or whining. |
Example: |
Quit your belly aching
and get a job. |
Origin: |
Someone afflicted with
a bellyache might do a bit of complaining. The phrase might be a shortened
version of "quit telling me about your belly aching". |
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