idiomQ.htm
Collected from various sources by U Kyaw Tun (UKT), M.S. (I.P.S.T., U.S.A.), and staff of TIL (Tun Institute of Learning, http://www.tuninst.net ) for staff and students of TIL Computing and Language Center, Yangon, Myanmar. Not for sale.
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• quake in his boots • question of • quick and dirty • quick like a bunny • quick on the draw • quick study • quicker than you can say Jack Robinson • quickie • quit this place • quit while you're ahead
From Magnuson
quake in his boots
-- quit
while you're ahead
quake in his boots -- quit while you're ahead Internet link quake in his boots
quake in his boots -- feel afraid, be scared,
scared spitless
When the war began, it was scary. We were quaking in our boots.
From Magnuson
question of --
(See
a question of)
From Magnuson
quick and dirty --
fast or easy, instant,
short cut
I know a quick and dirty way to calculate interest. It's easy.
From Magnuson
quick like a bunny --
very quick, without delay
Get into bed now - quick like a bunny!
From Magnuson
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.
From Magnuson
quick study --
(See
a quick study)
From Magnuson
quicker than you can say Jack Robinson --
very quickly,
before you can say Jack Robinson
The ghost was gone - quicker 'n you can say Jack Robinson!
From Magnuson
quickie --
(See
a quickie)
From Magnuson
quit this place --
leave, go away from here,
blow this joint
I'm bored. Let's quit this place. Let's get out of here.
From Magnuson
quit while you're ahead --
quit before you begin to lose,
don't push your luck
If he lets you have the car, don't ask for his credit card. Quit while you're
ahead.
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