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like greased lightning

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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

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


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You may also need someone to stop you from standing up and belting out all the famous hits like Greased Lightning, You're the one that I want and Summer Nights at the top of your voice as if you were at a karaoke bar.
Tunes like Greased Lightning, Summer Nights and You're The One That I Want will be whistled up and down the UK.
You'll have to move like greased lightning to enjoy a great two-for-one ticket offer.
 
 
 
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