lickety-split
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Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace could have supplied us, lickety-split.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
These garlicky, buttery noodles are perfect for when you need a stellar pantry meal lickety-split.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023
The story turns on Sam’s belief in a quick turnaround; the problem acknowledged will now be solved, lickety-split, by the expert he has procured.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022
Marshal, with lickety-split wit: “Some would say infamous.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
David, in fact, likes to go to the very top of that hill and then go running lickety-split down it, racing to see who’s first to the fence at the bottom.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
