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adverbquick as winking (not comparable)
- not comparablesimileSynonym of quick as a wink.
And then I got a shock, for a couple of ragged patriots standing close by, leaned over as Elliot moved, their eyes shining viciously, and quick as winking out came their pops, and I saw them ready and willing, yes, darned anxious to shoot.
1916, Adventure, volume 13, numbers 1-3, page 129Synonyms: quick as a wink
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adverbSynonym of quick as a wink.
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