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* [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/before_you_can_say_knife Oxford Dictionaries] |
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* [https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/before+you+can+say+knife The Free Dictionary] |
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[[Category:English prepositional phrases]] |
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Revision as of 00:07, 13 January 2020
English
Etymology
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Phrase
(deprecated template usage) before you can say knife
- Very quickly; quicker than one expects.
- Synonym: before you can say Jack Robinson
Translations
Translations
Further reading
- “before you can say knife”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “before you can say knife” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.