like greased lightning
Example Sentences
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Then it’s like “Greased Lightning” and “Singin’ in the Rain” put together, in a way that only Ken could have infused into his brain from our bizarre culture.
From Los Angeles Times
Another character “moves like greased lightning and is at the cafe huffing and puffing.”
From Washington Post
Some companies, like Greased Lightning in Newark, now specialize in collecting and paying for large quantities of used oil from restaurants to refine into biofuel.
From New York Times
They're fine, weatherly craft, and with the wind abeam she ought to skip over the bar like greased lightning.
From Project Gutenberg
It worked like greased lightning.
From Project Gutenberg
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
