go like lightning

To move very quickly. Come on, kids, go like lightning out to the car, or else we're going to be late! That old jalopy is gonna go like lightning once I fit this fancy racecar engine into it. At the sound of approaching sirens, the partygoers went like lightning in every direction.

See also: go, lightning, like

See also:

go like the wind
go, run, etc. like the wind
like the wind, go/run
like lightning
run like stink
like greased lightning
with lightning speed
(as) fast as lightning
at lightning speed
at/with lightning speed

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