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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly
A warning that one will put their life in serious danger if they drive above the speed limit. (A guardian angel is an angel or other supernatural being believed to be appointed to protect, guide, or otherwise watch over a particular individual.) I know you're excited to have your license, honey, but please be careful. Don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
faster and faster
At an increasingly fast speed. Hey, if you keep driving faster and faster, you're going to get pulled over for speeding.
faster than a cat lapping chain lightning
old-fashioned Extremely fast. That car took off out of here faster than a cat lapping chain lightning—no wonder the cops stopped him.
faster than a minnow can swim a dipper
Extremely quickly; almost immediately; suddenly or in a very short space of time. Once I'm finished with high school, I'll be outta this two-bit town faster than a minnow can swim a dipper! I was out fishing one day when, faster than a minnow can swim a dipper, a 20-pound trout jumped out of the water and right into my lap!
faster than a speeding bullet
Extremely fast. The phrase was most famously used to describe Superman in the theme song to Adventures of Superman. You're gonna have to run faster than a speeding bullet to beat this girl—she can maintain a pace that is basically superhuman.
faster than greased lightning
1. adjective Incredibly quick or speedy. Did you see that martial arts expert? Those kicks were faster than greased lightning!
2. adverb Incredibly quickly or speedily; as fast as possible. Mary raced out of the room faster than greased lightning when she heard the teacher coming.
faster than the speed of light
1. adjective Incredibly quick or speedy. Did you see that martial arts expert? Those kicks were faster than the speed of light! The microprocessor at the heart of the supercomputer is faster than the speed of light.
2. adverb Incredibly quickly or speedily; as fast as possible. Mary raced out of the room faster than the speed of light when she heard the teacher coming. You'd better get to the store early if you want to find a good deal. Everything usually sells out faster than the speed of light.
faster than you can say Jack Robinson
Extremely quickly; almost immediately; suddenly or in a very short space of time. Once I'm finished with high school, I'll be outta this two-bit town faster than you can say Jack Robinson! I was out fishing one day when, faster than you can say Jack Robinson, a 20-pound trout jumped out of the water and right into my lap!
the bigger/faster/etc. the better
The more of a given characteristic something has, the better it will be for one's purposes. The noun being described can come before the phrase, or immediately after the comparative adjective. In this day and age of identity theft and cyber attacks, the more complicated your passwords, the better. Pour me a drink, Johnny—the stronger the better.
the hand is quicker than the eye
cliché An expression associated with stage magicians in reference to sleights of hand that seem to occur faster than the audience is able to perceive. How, you may ask, could I possibly have retrieved this card from behind the volunteer's head, seemingly out of thin air? Well, the hand is quicker than the eye, my friends!
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faster and faster
at an increasing rate of speed; fast and then even faster. The car went faster and faster and I was afraid we would crash. The cost of education goes up faster and faster every year.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
the ˌbigger, ˌfaster, etc. the ˈbetter
used to say that something should be as big, fast, etc. as possible: As far as the hard disk is concerned, the bigger the better.See also: better
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faster than a speeding bullet
and FTASB phr. & comp. abb. Very fast. (From the introduction to the old radio program, The Adventures of Superman. Superman was faster than a speeding bullet.) I’ll be there FTASB. I ordered it on Wednesday, and it was on my doorstep, faster than a speeding bullet, the next day.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
faster than a cat lapping chain lightning
Another old Southern expression, this one meaning very fast indeed.
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price Copyright © 2011 by Steven D. Price