life in the fast lane

A lifestyle in which one engages in energetic, pleasure-driven, and often risky behavior. He always lived his life in the fast lane, and he ended up dying at a very young age.

life in the fast lane

a very active or possible risky way to live. (See also in the fast lane.) Life in the fast lane is too much for me.

life in the fast lane

COMMON Life in the fast lane is a way of life which is full of activity, excitement, and often pressure. Tired of life in the fast lane, Jack decided to give it all up to become a painter. Note: People often say that a person lives life in the fast lane or lives in the fast lane. The 28-year-old rugby player lives life in the fast lane both on and off the field. She knew how to have a good time, and had a reputation for living in the fast lane.

fast lane/track, in/on the

An exciting, competitive, high-pressure activity or life-style. Alluding to the express lane of highways and (originally) railroad lines, this metaphor originated about the middle of the twentieth century and may refer not only to hectic high-pressure activity but also to rapid advancement. Richard M. Nixon used it in 1965: “New York . . . is a place where you can’t slow down—a fast track” (New York Times Magazine).

词组	life in the fast lane
释义	life in the fast lane life in the fast lane A lifestyle in which one engages in energetic, pleasure-driven, and often risky behavior. He always lived his life in the fast lane, and he ended up dying at a very young age. See also: fast, lane, life Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. life in the fast lane a very active or possible risky way to live. (See also in the fast lane.) Life in the fast lane is too much for me. See also: fast, lane, life McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. life in the fast lane COMMON Life in the fast lane is a way of life which is full of activity, excitement, and often pressure. Tired of life in the fast lane, Jack decided to give it all up to become a painter. Note: People often say that a person lives life in the fast lane or lives in the fast lane. The 28-year-old rugby player lives life in the fast lane both on and off the field. She knew how to have a good time, and had a reputation for living in the fast lane. See also: fast, lane, life Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. fast lane/track, in/on the An exciting, competitive, high-pressure activity or life-style. Alluding to the express lane of highways and (originally) railroad lines, this metaphor originated about the middle of the twentieth century and may refer not only to hectic high-pressure activity but also to rapid advancement. Richard M. Nixon used it in 1965: “New York . . . is a place where you can’t slow down—a fast track” (New York Times Magazine). See also: fast, lane, on The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: fast lane the fast lane go non-linear yob Peck's bad boy mocking is catching something thing, a a sometime thing study animal spud
随便看	TV dinner twa twack twain tweak tweaked tweaker tweak off tweak (something) off of (something) tweased tweedledee tweedledee and tweedledum tweedledum tweedledum and tweedledee tweeked tweet tweetstorm twelve twelve good men and true twelve good people and true twenty twenty-four seven twenty-four, seven twenty-four/seven twenty-something