lickety-split
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lick·e·ty-split
(lĭk′ĭ-tē-splĭt′)adv. Informal
With great speed.
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lickety-split
(ˈlɪkɪtɪˈsplɪt)adv
informal US and Canadian very quickly; speedily
[C19: from lick + split]
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lick′e•ty-split′
(ˈlɪk ɪ ti)adv. Informal.
at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
[1835–45, Amer.]
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lickety-split
adverbInformal. In a rapid way:
Idioms: full tilt, in a flash, in nothing flat, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind, like wildfire.
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lickety-split
adv (US inf) → blitzschnell, mit Volldampf (inf)
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