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*in the fast lane

Fig. in a very active or possible risky manner. (See also life in the fast lane. *Typically: be ~; live ~; move~; Stay ~.) Fred lives in the fast lane. It's lucky he's still alive.

See also: fast

down the little red lane

Fig. down someone's throat; down a child's throat. This really tasty medicine has to go down the little red lane. The last spoonful of that stuff that went down the little red lane came right back up.

See also: little, red

It is a long lane that has no turning.

Prov. Bad times cannot continue forever.; Things will soon improve. Nancy: It's been six months, and neither one of us can find work. I'm afraid we're going to lose everything. Bill: Don't despair, honey. It is a long lane that has no turning. Your luck has been bad for a long time, but it is a long lane that has no turning. I'm sure things will change soon.

See also: has, long, turning

life in the fast lane

a very active or possible risky way to live. (See also in the fast lane.) Life in the fast lane is too much for me.

See also: fast, life

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life in the fast lane

a way of living which is full of excitement and activity and often danger

Usage notes: The fast lane is the part of a motorway (= a large road) where drivers go the fastest.

His was a life in the fast lane - parties, drugs, and a constant stream of glamorous women.

See also: fast, life

take a stroll/trip down memory lane

to remember some of the happy things that you did in the past We were just taking a stroll down memory lane and recalling the days of our youth.

See commit to memory, jog memory, have a memory like a sieve

See also: memory, stroll, take

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down memory lane

in your memory of the pleasures of past events For older people, visiting the old-fashioned stores in the town was a trip down memory lane.

See also: memory

in the fast lane

doing things that will lead to success Their purchase of the company put them in the fast lane of the personal computer industry.

Usage notes: often used with put, as in the example

Related vocabulary: on the fast track

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of fast lane (a marked path for vehicles traveling faster)

See also: fast

life in the fast lane

an exciting, active style of living that usually involves great wealth When Ashmead decided that life in the fast lane wasn't much fun anymore, he turned his attention to another kind of business.

Related vocabulary: in the fast lane

Etymology: based on the fast lane of a highway, where cars drive faster than other cars on the road

See also: fast, life