quicker than you can say Jack Robinson

Extremely quickly; almost immediately; suddenly or in a very short space of time. Once I'm finished with high school, I'll be outta this two-bit town quicker than you can say Jack Robinson! I was out fishing one day when, quicker than you can say Jack Robinson, a 20-pound trout jumped out of the water and right into my lap!

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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faster than you can say Jack Robinson
outa
I’m out of here
I’m outa here
I'm out of here
get outta (something)
two-bit
take on (a) new significance
burst out of (somewhere or something)
kiper

References in periodicals archive

To make matters even worse, you have big brother (the dreaded car park attendant) who watches your every move, ever eager to slap a penalty notice on you quicker than you can say Jack Robinson.

Letter: Viewpoints - Shame of NHS parking charges

词组	quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
释义	quicker than you can say Jack Robinson quicker than you can say Jack Robinson Extremely quickly; almost immediately; suddenly or in a very short space of time. Once I'm finished with high school, I'll be outta this two-bit town quicker than you can say Jack Robinson! I was out fishing one day when, quicker than you can say Jack Robinson, a 20-pound trout jumped out of the water and right into my lap! See also: can, jack, quicker, Robinson, say Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: faster than you can say Jack Robinson outa I’m out of here I’m outa here I'm out of here get outta (something) two-bit take on (a) new significance burst out of (somewhere or something) kiper References in periodicals archive To make matters even worse, you have big brother (the dreaded car park attendant) who watches your every move, ever eager to slap a penalty notice on you quicker than you can say Jack Robinson. Letter: Viewpoints - Shame of NHS parking charges
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