quick as lightning

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

In allusion to the rapidity of flashes of lightning.

Adjective[edit]

quick as lightning (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quick.

Adverb[edit]

quick as lightning (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quickly.
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