like greased lightning

like greased lightning

Rur. very fast. Once I get her tuned up, this old car will go like greased lightning. He's a fat kid, but he can run like greased lightning.

See also: grease, lightning, like

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like greased lightning  (old-fashioned)

if someone does something like greased lightning, they do it very quickly I mentioned work and he was out of the room like greased lightning.

See also: grease, lightning, like