greased lightning

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von greased lightning im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Relevante Übersetzungen

like greased lightning

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Englisch - Englisch

Definition von greased lightning im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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.

Silbentrennung

greased light·ning

Türkische aussprache

grist laytnîng

Aussprache

/ˈgrēst ˈlītnəɴɢ/ /ˈɡriːst ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

Etymologie

() 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).