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Explorează idiomurile englezești legate de viteză cu exemple precum "cu viteza fulgerului" și "a alerga ca vântul".

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English idioms related to Amounts
(nineteen|ten) to the dozen

in a rapid and nonstop way

Ex: The salesman talked ten to the dozen, hoping we would not notice the price.
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(as|) slow as a snail

extremely low in speed

Ex: Service at that restaurant is slow as a snail on weekends.
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(as|) slow as molasses

very low in speed

Ex: This elevator is slow as molasses; let's take the stairs.
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(by|in) leaps and bounds

with very high speed

Ex: The business grew by leaps and bounds after it moved online.
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fast and furious

in a speedy and intense way

Ex: The jokes flew fast and furious throughout dinner.
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at lightning speed

with extremely high speed

Ex: The team fixed the bug at lightning speed.
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like greased lightning

in extremely high speed

Ex: The new app loads like greased lightning compared with the old one.
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like a bat out of hell

with great speed

Ex: The kids came down the stairs like a bat out of hell when they heard the ice cream truck.
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like the wind

in a very quick way

Ex: The courier moved like the wind through the crowded streets.
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pedal to the metal

used to say that a vehicle is driven with great speed

Ex: When the light turned green, the driver went pedal to the metal.
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to [run] like the wind

to run with a lot of speed

Ex: The thief ran like the wind when the alarm went off.
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touch and go
touch and go
[frază]

movements or actions that happen with a lot of speed

Ex: The whole exchange was touch and go; money changed hands and the car was gone.
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like a rat up a drainpipe

in a manner that is very fast

Ex: He was up that hill like a rat up a drainpipe before anyone could stop him.
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hell for leather

as soon or fast as one can

Ex: When the doors opened, shoppers rushed in hell for leather.
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