fast and furious

fast and furious

Swift and with great intensity. Things might be quiet right now, but the dinner rush is always fast and furious.
See also: and, fast
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fast and furious

Cliché very rapidly and with unrestrained energy. Her work in the kitchen was fast and furious, and it looked lovely when she finished. Everything was going so fast and furious at the store during the Christmas rush that we never had time to eat lunch.
See also: and, fast
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

fast and furious

Swiftly, intensely and energetically, as in The storm moved in fast and furious, or The sale was going fast and furious, attracting large crowds. This phrase is also often applied to intense gaiety, as when it was first recorded in Robert Burns's poem "Tam o' Shanter" (1793): "The mirth and fun grew fast and furious."
See also: and, fast
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

fast and furious

lively and exciting.
2000 Independent We understand that the bidding was fast and furious right up to the last minute.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

fast and ˈfurious

(of games, amusements, etc.) noisy and very active: Ten minutes before the race, the betting was fast and furious.
Furious in this idiom means ‘with great energy and speed’.
See also: and, fast
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

fast and furious

Rapid and intense. This alliterative phrase dates from the eighteenth century. It appeared in Robert Burns’s poem “Tam o’ Shanter” (1793): “The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.” It often is applied to extreme gaiety.
See also: and, fast
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • run at a fast clip
  • travel at a fast clip
  • go at a fast clip
  • fast friends
  • ride hell (bent) for leather, to
  • lightning fast
  • whip by
  • move at a fast clip
  • slow food
  • come thick and fast
References in periodicals archive
'Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw' stars Dwayne and Jason.
The opening for Hobbs and Shaw, while right on expectations, is the smallest domestic debut for a Fast and Furious film since 2006's The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
Now, with the spinoff that just hit theaters and two more installments on the way, the Fast and Furious series has become arguably the most modern, one of the most lucrative and certainly the most diverse franchise we have today -- even if it seems to have nothing to do with where it began.
The Oscar-winner reprises her role from the eighth Fast and Furious film as Deckard, Hattie and Owen Shaw's ruthless cockney mother.
"Fast and Furious 9" will be directed by Justin Lin, who is a veteran of the franchise.
Speaking to twofour54 on the night of the premiere, James Wan, Director of Fast and Furious 7 said: "Abu Dhabi was such an amazing experience, not only does it have the many interesting looking locales and the beautiful city and desert but the people there are so friendly and giving, and that's what made the shoot over there that much more incredible."
The vote is a rebuke to Attorney General Eric Holder and his handling of Operation Fast and Furious, a failed gunrunning investigation in Arizona that indirectly resulted in a Border Patrol agent's death.
In opening remarks, Holder denounced the tactic of gun-walking as "unacceptable" and said Fast and Furious "should never have happened, and it must never happen again."
The first piece of information stems from allegations that US Attorney General Eric Holder might have known about the Fast and Furious operation, by which the Phoenix office of the ATF purposely introduced weapons into Mexico in order to trace their movement (SourceMex, March 23, 2011).
Summary: Street racing film, Fast and Furious 5, has premiered in Rio De Janeiro.
It's much better than both Fast and Furious 2 and 3, for example.
Despite two movies in the intervening years, The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift and Better Luck Tomorrow, Fast And Furious marks the first reunion of the original cast - Michelle and her cast mates Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster.
THE rip-roaring, action-packed Fast and Furious show live is set to debut at the NAC Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh in Warwickshire from August 1-3, 2003, and we're offering Drivetime readers the chance to win a set of alloy wheels worth pounds 750 courtesy of Wheelmania and a pair of tickets to the Fast and Furious show.
Watch the amazing transformation of a stock-model 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 into a customized, nitrous-powered "Fast and Furious" racer.
TOMMY STACK sent Fast And Furious across from Ireland to pillage the maiden, and the gelding ran out an easy winner under Jamie Spencer, also on the mark with Sand Hawk later on, to justify the expense of the trip-and owner Michael Begley's decision to join his horse on the away-day.