Like hell and high lightning In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "like hell and high lightning", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-06-18 04:06

Meaning of Like hell and high lightning

Synonyms:

In the Twinkling of an Eye , in/like a flash

Like hell and high lightning American British informal

To be extremely quick and abrupt

The number of people who were confirmed positive with covid 19 increased like hell and high lightning on the first day of the month.

He braked the car like hell and high lightning to avoid crashing into a puppy that leaped the road.

The pupils run out of the classroom like hell and high lightning when they heard the bell.

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at a rate of knots

Very quickly

move like the wind
Run or move extremely quickly
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following someone eagerly and trying to catch them
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