quick sticks
1
8.8
- idiom
- UK
:
rápidamente
- She finished her assignment quick sticks so she could go out with her friends.
Examples
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If you don’t leave now, you’d better get ready quick sticks.
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The manager wants these files on his desk quick sticks.
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Get your coat on quick sticks!
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He finished his homework quick sticks.
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She completed the project quick sticks, impressing her boss with her speed.
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If you want to catch the bus, you need to move quick sticks!
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We need to finish this assignment quick sticks to meet the deadline.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Moving or happening quickly
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
446
1.4
In a very short time
130
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
84
1.0
Quickly and smoothly
49
3.5
In a quick, careless way
16
8.1
To tell someone to hurry in a quick way
7
3.2
Without delay after something happens
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
4
8.8
Happens very quickly and without delay
3
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
1
2.0
Happen very fast
1
8.0
In a very quick way, like someone running fast
Very quickly and in a hurry
In a very short time
Very fast, without delay
Happens very quickly
Soon, without much delay
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
quick + sticks
The sense 'very quickly' is largely carried by 'quick', so a learner who knows the constituents could guess an adverbial meaning, but 'sticks' has no transparent compositional role and does not help derive the intensified sense. The expression is colloquial and partially idiomatic, so the exact usage and nuance are not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Quick sticks may come from the sharp action of striking two sticks together as a quick signal to start work or a race. One popular story says that sudden noise told people to move at once, so the phrase means 'very quickly' or 'without delay'.