in nothing flat

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in nothing flat and in no time flat

Fig. very quickly; in much less time than expected. Of course I can get there in a hurry. I'll be there in nothing flat. We covered the distance between New York and Philadelphia in nothing flat. The waiter brought our food in no time flat.

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And those boys [the firefighters] that came in after I called 911 got there in nothing flat. Jumping in to help. (The Goodness of America) by Lee, Robert W. / The New American Fortunately they hired Peter Doroshenko, who renamed the place the Institute of Visual Arts, hired curator Marilu Knode, and took the place from zero to seventy in nothing flat. TOP TEN by ROBBINS, DAVID / Artforum International They charged this fire like the 4th Cavalry, knocking it down in fairly strong winds in nothing flat. PUBLIC FORUM : SUPERSCOOPERS STOPPED FIRE `IN NOTHING FLAT' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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And those boys [the firefighters] that came in after I called 911 got there in nothing flat.

Jumping in to help. (The Goodness of America) by Lee, Robert W. / The New American

Fortunately they hired Peter Doroshenko, who renamed the place the Institute of Visual Arts, hired curator Marilu Knode, and took the place from zero to seventy in nothing flat.

TOP TEN by ROBBINS, DAVID / Artforum International

They charged this fire like the 4th Cavalry, knocking it down in fairly strong winds in nothing flat.

PUBLIC FORUM : SUPERSCOOPERS STOPPED FIRE `IN NOTHING FLAT' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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