go two-forty

go two-forty

To move very quickly; to race. The phrase refers to a horse racing record of a mile completed in two minutes and 40 seconds. I need to start going two-forty through this paperwork if I want to have it done by the deadline.
See also: go
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • chalk and cheese
  • Box and Cox
  • come together
  • battle of the giants
  • a two-horse race
  • after you, my dear Alphonse
  • between two fires
  • at each other's throats
  • be at each other's throats
  • (one, two, three) strikes against (someone or something)