12:51 Mar 25, 2006 |
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| Selected response from: Elena Petelos United Kingdom Local time: 15:49 | ||||||
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5 +7 | in a jiffy, in no time |
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4 +6 | in a flash |
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4 +1 | in no time/at short notice/in a twinkling/at the drop of a hat/in a brace of shakes |
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στο άψε-σβήσε in a flash Explanation: The complete phrase in its modern spelling is "στο άψε σβήσε", and it means in a twinkling of an eye, in a flash, in no time at all. That column must have included quick comments about the news, I suppose. |
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