She was quick at understanding the grandmothers who spoke no English, and the most reticent and distrustful of them would tell her their story without realizing they were doing so.
‘He’s as quick sometimes—I don’t mean with his hands, for that you know, but with his head—as you or any man,’ said Hugh.
‘If we mean the same gentleman, as I suppose we do,’ Hugh rejoined softly, ‘I tell you this—he’s as good and quick information about everything as—‘ here he paused and looked round, as if to make sure that the person in question was not within hearing, ‘as Old Nick himself.
The next moment he could have bitten out his tongue for her quick question was:—
Joe’s quick eye saw the opening, and he smashed straight out upon Ponta’s mouth, following instantly with a half swing, half hook, for the jaw.
The young squire was leaning forward, gazing at the stirring and martial scene, when he heard a short, quick gasp at his shoulder, and there was the Lady Maude, with her hand to her heart, leaning up against the wall, slender and fair, like a half-plucked lily.
A quick cross-fire of greetings and questions and rough West Saxon jests flew from rank to rank, or were bandied about betwixt the marching archers and the gazing crowd.
‘Any request you can make—Except,’ Clennam was quick with his exception, for his partner’s face was quick in suggesting it,
Mr Baptist approached, followed every word with his quick eyes, saw and heard it all out with the greatest impatience, then clapped his two hands flat upon the bill as if he had fiercely caught some noxious creature, and cried, looking eagerly at Clennam, ‘It is the man!
The Poodle, to show that he understood, wagged his silk-covered tail two or three times and set off at a quick pace.
The moment, however, that he was inside, he gave a quick look around him.
Adam was himself usually a quick shot, but this time his mind had been on something else and he was not ready.
He seized it with his left hand, with a quick pull and twist wrenched it off, and grinningly tossed it, as a joke, into the pandanus basket which still his wife with one hand held before him while with the other she clutched her forehead bleeding from a flying fragment of pistol.
Quick as Bashti had been, Van Horn was almost as quick, but not quite quick enough.
With a resolute ignoring of that fearsome darkness to the right and to the left, Pollyanna drew a quick breath and pattered straight into that silvery path, and on to the window.
cut to the quick
To hurt someone’s feelings deeply.
The children ‘s teasing cut Mary to the quick.
fast buck
quick buck
make a fast buck
make a quick buck
Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly.
You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of the water trap.
He isn’t interested in a career; he’s just looking for a quick buck.
quick on the trigger
trigger happy
quick on the draw
Ready to shoot without warning; fast with a gun.
He’s a dangerous criminal quick on the trigger.
Fast at answering questions or solving problems.
In class discussions John is always quick on the trigger.
quick on the uptake
Smart; intelligent.
Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake.
quick study
One who acquires new skills and habits in record time.
Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is a quick study.
touch to the quick
To hurt someone’s feelings very deeply; offend.
His remark about her lack of education touched her to the quick.
Английское слово «quick», известное нам в значении «быстрый», имеет непосредственное отношение к латинскому слову «vivus», английским эквивалентом которого является “alive” (живой). Это объясняет многие значения «quick», синонимами которого являются также “living” и “rapid.” В нашей статье мы рассмотрим несколько идиом, а также словосочетания в наглядных примерах.
1. Quickie
В начале 90-х «quickie» на языке Голливудского сленга означало низкокачественный фильм, который был отснят слишком быстро, практически за несколько дней. В наши дни это слово означает нечто, что произошло быстро или длилось недолго, например, быстрый развод (a quickie divorce), недолгое интервью (a quickie interview), быстрый сон (a quickie nap) и т.п. «Quickie» также означает «недоброкачественную продукцию, халтуру», а также «выпивку на ходу».
2. Quick and dirty
В начале 19 века «quick-and-dirty» применялось к ресторанам или обедам, которые относились к разряду дешевых. В современном английском данная фраза означает «сделанный или произведенный быстро, но некачественно», и синонимом данной фразы в данном случае является “jerry-rigged”, то есть, «сделанный наспех, тяп-ляп». Знакомая нам фраза «дешево и сердито» также будет переводиться на английский язык как «quick and dirty».
3. Quick fix
Данная фраза, будучи очень популярной, означает «быстрое и легкое решение или результат». Правда такое решение/действие, хотя и целесообразное, часто носит временный характер и не затрагивает вытекающие последствия и проблемы. 
4. Quick on the draw
Согласно стереотипу, гангстер на Диком Западе был способен быстро вытащить (draw) свой пистолет из кобуры. Поэтому данная идиома означает «быстро реагирующий». Другой идиомой с аналогичным значением является “quick on the trigger.”
5. Quicksand
Quicksand – это островок из песка, обычно пропитанный водой. Т.к. он наполовину мокрый, он засасывает предметы, лежащие на его поверхности. «Зыбучий песок» — так переводится quicksand, и это название связано с тем фактом, что он движется, как будто живой, и дышит. Фигурально quicksand означает опасную ситуацию, из которой трудно выбраться.
6. Quickset
В рассказах о жизни в сельской местности Англии часто упоминается quickset. Фермеры отделяют поля при помощи живой изгороди (именно так переводится данное слово). Заборы (fences) делают из срубленного дерева, а quickset – это изгородь из живых растений. Предпочтение отдают колючим кустарникам, обычно боярышнику (hawthorn).
7. Quicksilver
Если вам когда-нибудь приходилось сломать термометр, а затем собирать ртутные шарики, вы поймете, почему ртуть называют quicksilver. Блестящее серебряное вещество, которое, на самом деле, на английском звучит как mercury, двигается быстро, как будто живое. Фигурально quicksilver означает «очень быстрый, живой, подвижный». Одного из персонажей знаменитого комикса, а также фильма «X-Men» зовут Quicksilver.
8. Cut to the quick
Если, подстригая ногти, вы режете слишком глубоко, значит, вы делаете это “to the quick.” Под словом «quick» в данном случае подразумевают живую ткань под ногтями. Если эта фраза используется фигурально, то quick будет подразумевать чью-то сущность, а выражение “to be cut to the quick” будет переводиться как «быть задетым за живое».
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quick and dirty
сделанный на скорую руку, тяп-ляп
The methods that the firm has chosen to cut expenses are quick and dirty.
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quick as a flash
с быстротой молнии, в мгновение ока
The lightening struck a tree in the garden; it happened quick as a flash.
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quick as a wink
очень быстро, молниеносно
I turned around to look at the speeding car, and quick as a wink it was gone.
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quick as greased lightning
очень быстро, мгновенно
My dog started chasing a cat, but the cat jumped up the fence quick as greased lightning.
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quick buck
лёгкие деньги
The shoe factory was only interested in making a quick buck, but they were not interested in product quality.
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quick on the draw
быстро реагирующий, прыткий
The man was quick on the draw; he drew a gun and began shooting.
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quick on the trigger
импульсивный, быстро реагирующий
John is quick on the trigger; he acts and responds very fast.
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quick on the uptake
понятливый, смышлёный
In spite of his age, the little boy is quick on the uptake and does sums very well.
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quick one
выпить по маленькой (одна рюмка алкоголя перед каким-либо мероприятием)
Mike often stops at this bar for a quick one on his way home from work.
phrases with adjectives – quick
The word ‘quick’ as an adjective can mean fast or do something in a short amount of time.
- Harry was the quickest runner in the race. (fast)
- Go to the toilet but be quick! The bus is coming (do something in a short amount of time)
Let’s take a look at some common idioms containing the word ‘quick’.
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as quick as a wink
1. в мгновение ока |
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as quick as lightning
1. быстро как молния |
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cut smb to the quick
1. уязвить; задеть за живое |
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make a fast/quick buck (informal)
1. заколачивать/зашибать деньгу |
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quick on the uptake
1. схватывать на лету (быстро соображать) |
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the quick and the dead
1. живые и мертвые |
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turn a fast/quick buck (informal)
1. заколачивать/зашибать деньгу |
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as quick as lightning
quick as lightning |
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cut smb. to the quick
hurt someone to the quick |
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hurt smb. to the quick
1. задеть за живое; 2. потрясти, тронуть до глубины души |
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in quick time
быстро; в быстром темпе |
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quick and the dead, the
the quick and the dead |
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quick as lightning
быстрый как молния |
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quick fix
решение проблемы на скорую руку |
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quick to understand
быстро схватывающий (информацию); быстро обучающийся |
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sting smb. to the quick
1. задеть за живое; 2. потрясти, тронуть до глубины души |
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the quick and the dead
живые и мертвые |
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to the quick
до крови, до мяса (напр., кусать ногти) |
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touch smb. to the quick
1. задеть за живое; 2. потрясти, тронуть до глубины души |
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wound smb. to the quick
задеть за живое; 2. потрясти, тронуть до глубины души |
The English word quick is related to Latin vivus, “alive.”
The version of the Apostle’s Creed I grew up with contains this sentence: “Thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.” The line echoes 1 Peter 4:5 (KJV): ‘Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.” The “quick and the dead” are the “living and the dead.”
When a fetus begins to move in the womb, it is said to quicken, that is, “show signs of life.”
Because motion is an attribute of being alive, quick has come to have the additional meaning of “rapidity of movement.”
The OED entry for quick offers numerous definitions, but this post is limited to eight idioms that employ the word in its senses of “living” and “rapid.”
1. quickie
In the 1920s, quickie was Hollywood slang for a Grade B movie because such a film was made quickly, often in a few days. By the 1930s, the term was being used to mean “a quick act of coitus.” Nowadays, the sexual connotation seems to be the most common for the noun, but attributively, the word quickie is used to indicate that something took place quickly or was of brief duration, for example, “a quickie divorce,” “a quickie interview,” “a quickie nap,” etc.
2. quick and dirty
The OED entry shows that quick-and-dirty was in use at the turn of the 19th century in reference to a restaurant or diner that served cheap, quick meals: “I was far too proud to ever think of becoming a house maid or a waitress in one of those quick and dirty lunch places” (1896).
In modern usage, the phrase means “done or produced hastily but effectively; makeshift”—a meaning similar to that of “jerry-rigged.”
3. quick fix
Although in use in the 1960s, the expression’s popularity began to rise in the 1980s. A “quick fix” is “a quick and easy remedy or solution.” Such a remedy is often expedient but temporary and fails to address underlying problems.
4. quick on the draw
The stereotype of the Western gunslinger is that of a man who could draw his gun from its holster instantly. Another idiom that references the quickness of the gunslinger is “quick on the trigger.” Both mean “quick to act or react.”
5. quicksand
Quicksand is a bed of sand usually saturated with water. Because it is semi-liquid, it tends to suck down objects that rest on its surface. The name derives from the fact that the bed shifts as if it were alive and breathing.
Figuratively, quicksand implies something treacherous, dangerous, and difficult to get out of. For example: “It may be the only policy that can save us, long-term, from sinking into the quicksand of endless war and bankruptcy or nuclear Armageddon.”
6. quickset
Stories set in the English countryside frequently include mention of quickset. Farmers separate fields with fences and hedges. Fences are made of dead wood. Quickset is a living hedge. Plants with thorns are preferred for this use, usually hawthorn.
7. quicksilver
Anyone who has ever broken a thermometer and played with mercury can understand why the element is also known as quicksilver. Shiny silver in appearance, the substance moves as if it were alive.
Figuratively, quicksilver is used in the sense of very fast or mercurial. It’s often used as an adjective. For example, “Colbert was as quicksilver with his wit as Fred [Astaire] was with his feet.”
8. cut to the quick
If in trimming your nails you cut too far, the pain informs you that you have cut yourself “to the quick.” This quick is the flesh below the nails or skin that hurts when it is cut. Figuratively, this kind of quick represents the essence of one’s being. The expression “to be cut to the quick” means, “to be deeply hurt.” For example, “His remark cut her to the quick.”
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adjective, quick·er, quick·est.
done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
that is over or completed within a short interval of time: a quick shower.
moving, or able to move, with speed: a quick fox; a quick train.
swift or rapid, as motion: a quick flick of the wrist.
easily provoked or excited; hasty: a quick temper.
keenly responsive; lively; acute: a quick wit.
acting with swiftness or rapidity: a quick worker.
prompt or swift to do something: quick to respond.
prompt to perceive; sensitive: a quick eye.
prompt to understand, learn, etc.; of ready intelligence: a quick student.
(of a bend or curve) sharp: a quick bend in the road.
consisting of living plants: a quick pot of flowers.
brisk, as fire, flames, heat, etc.
Archaic.
- endowed with life.
- having a high degree of vigor, energy, or activity.
noun
living persons: the quick and the dead.
the tender, sensitive flesh of the living body, especially that under the nails: nails bitten down to the quick.
the vital or most important part.
Chiefly British.
- a line of shrubs or plants, especially of hawthorn, forming a hedge.
- a single shrub or plant in such a hedge.
adverb, quick·er, quick·est.
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Idioms about quick
cut to the quick, to injure deeply; hurt the feelings of: Their callous treatment cut her to the quick.
Origin of quick
First recorded before 900; Middle English quik “lively, moving, swift”; Old English cwic, cwicu “living”; cognate with Old Saxon quik, German queck, keck, Old Norse kvikr; akin to Latin vīvus “living” (see vital), Sanskrit jivas “living,” Greek bíos “life” (see bio-), zoḗ “animal life” (see zoo-)
synonym study for quick
1. Quick, fast, swift, rapid describe speedy tempo. Quick applies particularly to something practically instantaneous, an action or reaction, perhaps, of very brief duration: to give a quick look around; to take a quick walk. Fast and swift refer to actions, movements, etc., that continue for a time, and usually to those that are uninterrupted; when used of communication, transportation, and the like, they suggest a definite goal and a continuous trip. Swift, the more formal word, suggests the greater speed: a fast train; a swift message. Rapid, less speedy than the others, applies to a rate of movement or action, and usually to a series of actions or movements, related or unrelated: rapid calculation; a rapid walker. 10. See sharp.
words often confused with quick
The difference between the adverbial forms quick and quickly is frequently stylistic. Quick is more often used in short spoken sentences, especially imperative ones: Come quick! The chimney is on fire. Quickly is the usual form in writing, both in the preverb position ( We quickly realized that attempts to negotiate would be futile ) and following verbs other than imperatives ( She turned quickly and left ). See also slow, sure.
OTHER WORDS FROM quick
quickness, nounun·quick, adjectiveun·quick·ly, adverbun·quick·ness, noun
Words nearby quick
Quibdó, Quiberon, quiche, quiche Lorraine, Quichua, quick, quick-and-dirty, quick and the dead, quick as a wink, quick assets, quick bread
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Words related to quick
abrupt, active, agile, brief, brisk, cursory, energetic, expeditious, hasty, hurried, immediate, instantaneous, keen, nimble, rapid, sudden, swift, able, deft, effective
How to use quick in a sentence
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A quick glance at Facebook search results for QAnon indicates it cannot.
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Of course, Recon is not without competitors also looking to sell quick, affordable small-van conversions.
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He was fully committed to the work even though he knew he was the quickest player that we had.
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For quick reference, though, we’ve put Mac shortcuts in parentheses.
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Apple has a variety of lesser products in development at all times and some could make a quick debut at this week’s event.
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He could deliver a quick, effective speech, or hold a proper press conference.
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American lawmakers were quick to praise the military operation.
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Other footage shows him fleeing, keeping to a quick walk, jogging briefly, then walking again as he heads for a subway station.
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Most people know the Universal Life Church as a quick and easy place to get ordained without leaving your couch.
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Geisbert was also quick to mention how the methodology of the study could be affecting the current results.
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Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, «Well, drop out again—quick!»
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His enemies in the cabinet were quick to perceive when their devices had taken effect on the King and Queen.
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I’ve tried to teach lots of folks; an’ sum learns quick, an’ some don’t never learn; it’s jest ‘s ‘t strikes ’em.
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Bernard uttered a quick exclamation, but Angela checked him with a glance, and Gordon looked from one of them to the other.
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A quick vision of death smote her soul, and for a second of time appalled and enfeebled her senses.
British Dictionary definitions for quick
adjective
(of an action, movement, etc) performed or occurring during a comparatively short timea quick move
lasting a comparatively short time; briefa quick flight
accomplishing something in a time that is shorter than normala quick worker
characterized by rapidity of movement; swift or fasta quick walker
immediate or prompta quick reply
(postpositive) eager or ready to perform (an action)quick to criticize
responsive to stimulation; perceptive or alert; livelya quick eye
eager or enthusiastic for learninga quick intelligence
easily excited or arouseda quick temper
skilfully swift or nimble in one’s movements or actions; deftquick fingers
archaic
- alive; living
- (as noun) living people (esp in the phrase the quick and the dead)
archaic, or dialect lively or eagera quick dog
(of a fire) burning briskly
composed of living plantsa quick hedge
dialect (of sand) lacking firmness through being wet
quick with child archaic pregnant, esp being in an advanced state of pregnancy, when the movements of the fetus can be felt
noun
any area of living flesh that is highly sensitive to pain or touch, esp that under a toenail or fingernail or around a healing wound
the vital or most important part (of a thing)
cut someone to the quick to hurt someone’s feelings deeply; offend gravely
adverb informal
in a rapid or speedy manner; swiftly
soonI hope he comes quick
interjection
a command requiring the hearer to perform an action immediately or in as short a time as possible
Derived forms of quick
quickly, adverbquickness, noun
Word Origin for quick
Old English cwicu living; related to Old Saxon quik, Old High German queck, Old Norse kvikr alive, Latin vīvus alive, Greek bios life
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Other Idioms and Phrases with quick
In addition to the idioms beginning with quick
- quick and the dead
- quick as a wink
- quick off the mark
- quick one, a
- quick on the draw
- quick on the uptake
also see:
- cut to the quick
- (quick) on the uptake
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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a quick study
someone who learns new things quickly and easily.
a quickie
a quick game or visit, a short time of play I love to play chess. Do we have time for a quickie before dinner?
cut me to the quick
hurt me, cause me to feel sad I was hurt when she called me a cow. She cut me to the quick.
quick and dirty
fast or easy, instant, short cut I know a quick and dirty way to calculate interest. It’s easy.
quick buck
money earned quickly and easily (and sometimes dishonestly) The company is only interested in making a quick buck and is not at all interested in quality.
quick like a bunny
very quick, without delay Get into bed now — quick like like a bunny!
quick on the draw
«quick to speak or shoot; get the drop on» Think before you speak. Don’t be so quick on the draw.
quick one
a single drink of alcohol taken before one does something else We stopped for a quick one on the way home but stayed for more than an hour.
quick study
(See a quick study)
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
very quickly The ghost was gone — quicker ‘n you can say Jack Robinson!
quickie
(See a quickie)
quick on the uptake quick
Idiom(s): quick on the uptake quick
Theme:
INTELLIGENCEto understand (something).
• Just because I’m not quick on the uptake, it doesn’t mean I’m stupid.
• Mary understands jokes before anyone else because she’s so quick on the uptake.
quick on the trigger
Idiom(s): quick on the trigger
Theme:
RESPONSEquick to respond to anything.
• John gets the right answer before anyone else. He’s really quick on the trigger.
• Sally will probably win the quiz game. She’s really quick on the draw.
quick as greased lightning
Idiom(s): (as) quick as greased lightning
Theme:
SPEEDVery quickly; very fast.
• Jane can really run. She’s as quick as greased lightning.
• Quick as greased lightning, the thief stole my wallet.
quick as a wink
Idiom(s): (as) quick as a wink AND (as) quick as a flash
Theme:
SPEEDvery quickly.
• As quick as a wink, the thief took the lady’s purse.
• III finish this work quick as a wink.
• The dog grabbed the meat as quick as a flash.
• The summer days went by quick as a flash.
cut sb to the quick
Idiom(s): cut sb to the quick
Theme:
HARMto hurt someone’s feelings very badly. (Refers to the tender flesh at the base of fingernails and toenails.)
• Your criticism cut me to the quick.
• Tom’s sharp words to Mary cut her to the quick.
quick as a flash
Idiom(s): (as) quick as a wink AND (as) quick as a flash
Theme:
SPEEDvery quickly.
• As quick as a wink, the thief took the lady’s purse.
• III finish this work quick as a wink.
• The dog grabbed the meat as quick as a flash.
• The summer days went by quick as a flash.
make a quick buck
Idiom(s): make a fast buck AND make a quick buck
Theme:
MONEYto make money with little effort. (Slang.)
• Tom is always ready to make a fast buck.
• I made a quick buck selling used cars.
Good and quickly seldom meet.
A well-done job takes time.
The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.
If you depend on just one thing, and it fails you, you will have no alternatives.
Cut to the quick
If someone’s cut to the quick by something, they are very hurt and upset indeed.
Quick fix
A quick fix is an easy solution, especially one that will not last.
Quick off the mark
If someone is quick off the mark, they are very quick to use, start or do something new.
cut to the quick|cut|quick
v. phr. To hurt someone’s feelings deeply. The children ‘s teasing cut Mary to the quick.
quick buck|buck|fast|fast buck|quick
slang Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly. You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of the water trap. He isn’t interested in a career; he’s just looking for a quick buck.
quick on the trigger|happy|quick|trigger|trigger h
adj. phr. Ready to shoot without warning; fast with a gun. He’s a dangerous criminal quick on the trigger. 2. informal Fast at answering questions or solving problems. In class discussions John is always quick on the trigger.
quick on the uptake|quick|uptake
adj. phr. Smart; intelligent. Eleanor is very witty and quick on the uptake.
quick study|quick|study
n. phr. One who acquires new skills and habits in record time. Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is a quick study.
touch to the quick|quick|touch
v. phr. To hurt someone’s feelings very deeply; offend. His remark about her lack of education touched her to the quick.
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In addition to the idioms beginning with quick, also see cut to the quick; on the uptake.
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— quick and the dead
— quick as a wink
— quick off the mark
— quick on the draw
— quick on the uptake
— quick one, a
— quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
quick and the dead
quick and the dead
The living and the dead, as in The explosion was loud enough to wake the quick and the dead. Although quick has been used for “living” since the 9th century A.D., it survives only in this idiom and in cut to the quick, and may be obsolescent.
quick on the uptake
quick on the uptake
see on the uptake.
quick one, a
quick one, a
An alcoholic drink to be consumed rapidly, as in We have time for a quick one before we board the plane. [c. 1920]