express elevator

Meanings

nounexpress elevator (plural express elevators)

A high-speed elevator that only serves a select number of floors
Synonyms: express lift
idiomaticSomething that gets a person somewhere fast
Throw in Mr Trump's promise of a "great, great wall along our southern border" - with estimates starting at $12bn - and "massive tax relief for the middle class", and the price tag for his speech proposals is on an express elevator to astronomical.
2017 March 1, Anthony Zurcher, “Trump addresses Congress: A kinder, gentler president”, in BBC News
Synonyms: express train

nounA high-speed elevator that only serves a select number of floors

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express lift

nounSomething that gets a person somewhere fast

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