Смысл: double-quick

double-quick1. [͵dʌblʹkwık] n воен.
<Í> беглый шаг; ускоренный марш

2. [͵dʌblʹkwık] a воен.
<Í> беглый, очень быстрый (о шаге); ускоренный
in double-quick time - быстро, в два счёта

3. [͵dʌblʹkwık] adv
<Í> 1. воен. беглым шагом; ускоренным маршем
2. очень быстро, в два счёта

quick Идиома

a quick study

someone who learns new things quickly and easily.

a quickie

a quick game or visit, a short time of play I love to play chess. Do we have time for a quickie before dinner?

cut me to the quick

hurt me, cause me to feel sad I was hurt when she called me a cow. She cut me to the quick.

quick and dirty

fast or easy, instant, short cut I know a quick and dirty way to calculate interest. It's easy.

quick buck

money earned quickly and easily (and sometimes dishonestly) The company is only interested in making a quick buck and is not at all interested in quality.

quick like a bunny

very quick, without delay Get into bed now - quick like like a bunny!

quick on the draw

"quick to speak or shoot; get the drop on" Think before you speak. Don't be so quick on the draw.

quick one

a single drink of alcohol taken before one does something else We stopped for a quick one on the way home but stayed for more than an hour.

quick study

(See a quick study)

quicker than you can say Jack Robinson

very quickly The ghost was gone - quicker 'n you can say Jack Robinson!

quickie

(See a quickie)

quick on the uptake quick

Idiom(s): quick on the uptake quick

Theme: INTELLIGENCE

to understand (something).
• Just because I'm not quick on the uptake, it doesn't mean I'm stupid.
• Mary understands jokes before anyone else because she's so quick on the uptake.

quick on the trigger

Idiom(s): quick on the trigger

Theme: RESPONSE

quick to respond to anything.
• John gets the right answer before anyone else. He's really quick on the trigger.
• Sally will probably win the quiz game. She's really quick on the draw.

quick as greased lightning

Idiom(s): (as) quick as greased lightning

Theme: SPEED

Very quickly; very fast.
• Jane can really run. She's as quick as greased lightning.
• Quick as greased lightning, the thief stole my wallet.

quick as a wink

Idiom(s): (as) quick as a wink AND (as) quick as a flash

Theme: SPEED

very quickly.
• As quick as a wink, the thief took the lady's purse.
• III finish this work quick as a wink.
• The dog grabbed the meat as quick as a flash.
• The summer days went by quick as a flash.

cut sb to the quick

Idiom(s): cut sb to the quick

Theme: HARM

to hurt someone's feelings very badly. (Refers to the tender flesh at the base of fingernails and toenails.)
• Your criticism cut me to the quick.
• Tom's sharp words to Mary cut her to the quick.

quick as a flash

make a quick buck

Idiom(s): make a fast buck AND make a quick buck

Theme: MONEY

to make money with little effort. (Slang.)
• Tom is always ready to make a fast buck.
• I made a quick buck selling used cars.

Good and quickly seldom meet.

A well-done job takes time.

The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.

If you depend on just one thing, and it fails you, you will have no alternatives.

Cut to the quick

If someone's cut to the quick by something, they are very hurt and upset indeed.

Quick fix

A quick fix is an easy solution, especially one that will not last.

Quick off the mark

If someone is quick off the mark, they are very quick to use, start or do something new.

cut to the quick|cut|quick

v. phr. To hurt someone's feelings deeply. The children 's teasing cut Mary to the quick.

quick buck|buck|fast|fast buck|quick

slang Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly. You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of the water trap. He isn't interested in a career; he's just looking for a quick buck.

quick on the trigger|happy|quick|trigger|trigger h

adj. phr. Ready to shoot without warning; fast with a gun. He's a dangerous criminal quick on the trigger. 2. informal Fast at answering questions or solving problems. In class discussions John is always quick on the trigger.

quick on the uptake|quick|uptake

adj. phr. Smart; intelligent. Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake.

quick study|quick|study

n. phr. One who acquires new skills and habits in record time. Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is a quick study.

touch to the quick|quick|touch

v. phr. To hurt someone's feelings very deeply; offend. His remark about her lack of education touched her to the quick.

quick

quick
In addition to the idioms beginning with quick, also see cut to the quick; on the uptake.
* * *
- quick and the dead
- quick as a wink
- quick off the mark
- quick on the draw
- quick on the uptake
- quick one, a
- quicker than you can say Jack Robinson

quick and the dead

quick and the dead
The living and the dead, as in The explosion was loud enough to wake the quick and the dead. Although quick has been used for “living” since the 9th century A.D., it survives only in this idiom and in cut to the quick, and may be obsolescent.

quick on the uptake

quick on the uptake
see on the uptake.

quick one, a

quick one, a
An alcoholic drink to be consumed rapidly, as in We have time for a quick one before we board the plane. [c. 1920]