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blue streak

ADJECTIVE
fast
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agile brisk hot nimble quick rapid swift
STRONG
accelerated active dashing electric flashing fleet fleeting flying hurried racing ready snap split-second winged
WEAK
PDQ breakneck double-time expeditious expeditive hairtrigger hasty hypersonic in a jiffy in nothing flat lickety split like a bat out of hell like all get out like crazy like mad on the double posthaste presto pronto screamin' snappy speedball supersonic velocious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clumsy slow
STRONG
dull
WEAK
plodding tardy unhurried

Example Sentences

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No wonder I talked a blue streak about money with Elvira — about the hourly billing rate I charged, the new clients I landed, the prospects I was pitching and my projected annual revenues.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

To her TV, film, podcast and stand-up fans, she’s a moral center with a blue streak.

From New York Times • May 27, 2024

Women everywhere have many reasons to curse a blue streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2024

That means swearing a blue streak, the way he does, or trying to out-do someone or impress them.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022

Vincent can talk a blue streak, even without drinking, and that drives Gauguin crazy.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman