like greased lightning

Example Sentences

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Her crochet hook was racing like greased lightning by then.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

I went down it like greased lightning and came out at the bottom of it and once again I was on the floor.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

She ain't making any fuss about it, but she's a-slipping along like greased lightning, deep and mighty powerful.

From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis

In a second, as the Yankees say, like greased lightning, I slid down the topmast backstay on deck.

From Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days by Kingston, William Henry Giles

So brakeless, she zig-zagged like greased lightning to the bottom.

From Dangerous Ages by Macaulay, Rose, Dame