lickety-split
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Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace could have supplied us, lickety-split.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
Not every dish is lickety-split fast, but Peters, who won a James Beard award for her 2016 book, “Eat in My Kitchen,” thoughtfully designates weekends for more complicated dishes.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2021
Construction started barely three weeks ago, but the building is going up lickety-split.
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2020
With her help, he begins an acting career, which leads lickety-split to the top job at Paramount Pictures.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2019
The girl’s turn goes lickety-split and so does the next guy’s.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
