quick as a wink

Idioms and Phrases

Also, quick as a bunny or a flash . Very speedily, as in He was out of here quick as a wink , or She answered, quick as a bunny . These similes have largely replaced the earlier quick as lightning , although quick as a flash no doubt alludes to it (also see like greased lightning ), and quick as thought , now obsolete. The bunny variant dates from the mid-1800s, the others from the late 1800s.

Example Sentences

Quick as a wink, the man flicked the main switch so that all the lights went off and everyone was standing in darkness.

From Literature

I had a spring cold and she made me some tea that had me on my feet quick as a wink.

From Literature

“My brutal honesty,” he replied, quick as a wink.

From Washington Post

My mother turned to glance round, but quick as a wink, Mrs. Tomolillo dropped her fat white hands in her lap and started talking vigorously to her friends.

From Literature

That water came right behind us, waltzing up the stairs like it owned the place, and quick as a wink got to swirling around our ankles on the second floor.

From The Guardian

Related Words

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