QUICK

Meaning of QUICK in English

I. adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a brief/quick comment

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I just want to make a very brief comment.

a brief/quick overview

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It is useful to give a brief overview of the research done so far.

a good/quick brain

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It was obvious that Ann had a good brain.

a quick bath

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It's easier to take a shower than a quick bath.

a quick call

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This is just a quick call to make sure you’re OK.

a quick check

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A quick check showed that someone had been in the room.

a quick checklist

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Here’s a quick checklist of things you are likely to need.

a quick count

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According to my quick count, there were 15.

a quick dash

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Have I got time to make a quick dash to the shops?

a quick kiss

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He gave her a quick kiss before leaving for work.

a quick profit (= happening quickly )

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They were only interested in a quick profit.

a quick sale

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He wants a quick sale, so he might reduce the price.

a quick smile

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She gave him a quick smile.

a quick way

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Wouldn’t just asking him be the quickest way to find out?

a quick/brief glance

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I had little time for more than a quick glance around the house.

a quick/brief nap

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I like to have a brief nap in the afternoon.

a quick/fast exit (= done more quickly than usual )

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I made a quick exit before the speeches began.

a quick/fast learner (= someone who learns things quickly )

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She was a quick learner, and her English got better day by day.

a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast

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I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.

a quick/rapid calculation

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He did a rapid calculation.

a quick/short temper (= likely to get angry very easily )

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He’s got a quick temper, which gets him into trouble.

a quick/speedy solution

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We need to find a quick solution.

a quick/sudden movement

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Don't make any quick movements that might scare the dog.

a shade better/quicker/faster etc

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The results were a shade better than we expected.

a short/quick break

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Shall we have a quick five-minute break?

a speedy/quick/swift recovery

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We wish him a speedy recovery.

be quick to criticize sb/sth

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Some groups were quick to criticize the President.

brief/fleeting/quick glimpse (= a very short look )

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We only had a fleeting glimpse of the river.

double quick

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Call an ambulance double quick!

have good/quick/slow reflexes

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A tennis player needs to have very quick reflexes.

in quick/rapid/close succession (= quickly one after the other )

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He fired two shots in quick succession.

make a fast/quick buck (= make some money quickly, often dishonestly )

make a quick/hurried etc exit

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I chatted to a few people, then made a quick exit.

quick fix (= a temporary or easy solution )

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Robinson called the proposal a quick fix of limited value.

quick look

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I asked the vet to have a quick look at the puppies as well.

Quick march! (= an order to tell people to start marching )

quick one

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How about a quick one at the pub?

quick thinking

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He was only saved by the quick thinking of two doctors.

quick/dry/sharp etc wit

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His sharp wit had them all smiling.

shoot sb a quick/sharp/warning etc look/glance

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‘You’re welcome to stay as long as you like.’ Michelle shot him a furious glance.

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Jack shot an anxious look at his mother.

the quickest way

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She knew the quickest way to the hospital.

the quickest/shortest route

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We took the shortest route back to the hotel.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

action

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Wall Street wants Greenspan to take quick action to boost the flagging economy.

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Some pretty quick action had taken place and she had no doubt at all as to who had been issuing orders.

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Boehlert, who was ignored when he told them the same thing last year, was pleasantly surprised by the quick action .

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Speaking at a packed fringe meeting, however, Mr Heseltine urged quick action .

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The scientists' quick action is just one example of how the field of geophysics has advanced over the last decade.

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The rate of deceleration is enormous and demands quick action .

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Prison staff say it was only their quick action which saved the jail from being burned down.

buck

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That means forgetting about the quick bucks to be made from selling nuclear technology.

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Wouldn't you like to make a quick buck , Derek?

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Of course no bright young thing who wants to make a quick buck would consider going into the ministry.

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Others would prefer just to fuel the war - and make a quick buck at the same time.

decision

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The overwhelming temptation and the external pressures will inevitably lead the other way; to take a quick decision and move on.

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In fact, being able to make quick decisions about a whole host of issues becomes a necessity.

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Parish councillors were forced into making a quick decision when the gypsies began to occupy the football field.

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They were both in banking, and were therefore used to making quick decisions and to having a lot of responsibility.

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Finally, we know how often you need a quick decision before an opportunity disappears.

fix

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Because that will take time, there can be no quick fix for public spending.

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Certainly, the best of them follow practices that are more customized art and skill than they are prepackaged quick fixes .

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End of the war or a quick fix ?

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More often, we opted for the quick fix or the solution offered by the management guru of the month.

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I do not believe that there is a quick fix for the coal industry.

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It is better to strive for slow and gradual, but substantial, progress than a quick fix that may be ephemeral.

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This, therefore, is a quick fix Bill.

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Exercise is usually the best quick fix .

glance

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She gave a quick glance in the mirror over the sideboard.

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They take no notice, beyond a quick glance at the hearth, thinking it's just the wind in the chimney.

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A quick glance around confirmed what I already feared.

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Identification is, typically of the sort of fish that I like, not simply a matter of a quick glance .

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A quick glance at the table this morning tells you it remains a chasm.

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He afforded himself a quick glance at Plummer, who was still struggling with his spaghetti.

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With a quick glance back at the house he ran to the car.

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And perhaps he had heard it, because he shot a quick glance at her.

kiss

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He thought it best to give her a quick kiss and talk as if nothing had happened.

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Madeleine gave her a quick kiss , then tossed her the postbox keys.

learner

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She was strong, nimble, and a quick learner .

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Not only are leaders learners , but they are quick learners and they enjoy learning.

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A quick learner and a creative entrepreneur, he was continually dreaming up new schemes to promote and enlarge the business.

look

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As he raced up the narrow track he took a quick look over his shoulder.

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The agents gave their luggage a quick look and wished them good fortune.

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Then, have a quick look at the floor area in - and immediately surrounding - the kiosk.

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And a quick look back at third-quarter winner Frontier Equity Fund provides further evidence of the risk of chasing short-term performance.

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Brian took a quick look at his wife.

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After a quick look round to make sure that weed left no obvious signs of our own visit, we left.

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Yanto took a quick look between the bars and felt his bowels sag.

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At the foot of the stairs Ronni darted him a quick look .

note

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If you have a poor memory you could slip away for a moment and write yourself a quick note .

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But first, a quick note .

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This was just a quick note .

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We chatted, between battles, by typing quick notes .

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He jotted down a quick note to Amy and dropped it off at the switchboard as he left.

reaction

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To deal with the signals produced by these sense organs they have considerable brains and very quick reactions .

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The report also brought quick reaction from the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole.

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Underlying everything, therefore, is a need for quick reaction , coupled with clarity and consistently about strategic aims.

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He may well be a skilled driver with quick reactions , but he will deliberately take risks.

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We will never know how many lives could have been saved by a quicker reaction .

reference

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It makes sense to keep such information on file for quick reference .

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The media, ever vulnerable to a quick reference that seems remotely objective, loves to publicize the latest ratings game.

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Windows Radio Toolbar, which puts a host of Net radio stations on your toolbar for quick reference .

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A list of macro names and the text that they include can be used for quick reference .

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The entering of symbols, with the help of a quick reference card, poses few problems.

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The sound programmers quick reference is an essential addition to your technical library.

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To provide quick reference for the file designer the data in Table 6.5 has been plotted in Fig. 6.11.

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There are marginal comments and addresses for quick reference .

response

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So when the speaker was talking rapidly with a lot of energy she would listen with obvious interest, excitement and quick responses .

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The quick response exemplified the aggressive way Republicans have sought to put the best face on the investigation into Gingrich.

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Her quick response made him feel more quick, as if in some flattering way she was complimenting him.

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Figure 1. 7 illustrates the various steps of the quick response chain.

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Your quick response in an emergency could be a life-saver for your child.

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His former sparkle and quick response were missing.

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This has its problems, but it does allow a quick response to members' requests for topics.

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He said the quick response illustrates that federal safeguards for such facilities work.

sale

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Motor Racing Brabham for quick sale .

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There are occasional quick sales of perishable goods, such as garlic and frozen shrimp.

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Competitively priced for a quick sale .

smile

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Her movements seemed more jittery, and her quick smile during the introductions looked forced.

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She gives me a quick smile , then returns to her tomatoes.

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He looked sidelong at her with a quick smile , and she frowned and nodded his attention quickly towards the stranger.

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He had a quick smile , smooth skin and a booming fascination with his own anatomy.

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A nod, a quick smile .

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She set the mugs down and gave me a quick smile on her way out.

succession

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Another ex-Dragon Steve Clark then forced Wood to make two good saves in quick succession .

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Two harpoons are usually thrown in quick succession .

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Double-click - A mouse procedure where the left-hand mouse button is pressed twice in quick succession .

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We had three children in quick succession , and no spare cash.

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Her neediness drove her into marriage at a young age, and she gave birth to four children in quick succession .

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Steelwork and the cladding followed in quick succession .

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Events moved in quick succession during these months.

temper

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I mean, the guy has got one helluva quick temper .

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His wife, however, is an outgoing person with a quick temper .

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I know you're a nice little girl underneath even though you've got a bit of a quick temper .

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This quick temper that flared at nothing, that was new.

way

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The quick way is not to use any artificial fertilisers, chemical sprays or dusts.

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They are a quick way to add protein to noodle soups.

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Well, there's one quick way to find out.

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We really thought we'd found a quicker way to get copies to our distant subscribers.

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This is a very quick way to get your hand in and learn what you need to practise.

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Nonsense - it is the quickest way to learn and, what is more, is never forgotten.

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Now I suggested that they might find a quicker way to count the sticks.

wit

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Shabba's dominance of reggae is due to his unique voice, strong personal style and quick wit .

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Sylvie, tempered with Mathilde's quick wits and humour.

word

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Er, before I ring off can I have a quick word with Cedric please - if he's there?

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a quick study

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He rarely missed work and was considered a quick study .

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Garnett is indeed a quick study .

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I was a quick study , learning my way around new subject areas fast.

be a good/quick/easy etc lay

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I don't deny it was a good lay .

be quick/slow/first etc off the mark

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Salad crops, however, are quick off the mark .

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This time, they were slow off the mark .

be slow/quick on the uptake

cut sb to the quick/bone

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Anything would have been better than this ice-cold contempt that cut her to the bone.

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His mockery, which he meant as love, frightened and cut her to the bone.

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It had a lethal edge now which cut her to the bone.

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Son, you really cut down to the quick.

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That's probably why she sent him - she knew it would cut him to the quick.

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The answer cut him to the quick.

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These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was.

good/hard/quick etc worker

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He is supposedly not the hardest worker ever.

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He made Mrs Timms look uninterested in her store, the Reliance Market, and she was a hard worker .

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He was a good, hard worker .

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She was known to be very tough and a very hard worker .

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She was such a hard worker and a wonderful cook.

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The girl was a good worker who came and went quietly about her business.

nice work/quick work

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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Can I ask just one quick question?

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Carrie's very quick . I never had to explain anything twice.

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Chicken can be quick to prepare.

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Could I just make a quick phone call?

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Craig was always quick at maths, but he had trouble with reading and writing.

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Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?

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Don't make any quick movements, or you'll scare the birds.

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Even lowering the price won't guarantee a quick sale.

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I'll just take a quick shower first.

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I had to make a quick decision.

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I took a quick look at the map.

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She's going to give me a quick lesson on Feng Shui this afternoon.

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She's very quick and able -- seems to pick things up in no time.

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Some children in the class are quicker than others.

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That was quick -- have you finished already?

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The house is priced for a quick sale.

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You'll have to be quick - we don't have much time.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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Eventually, the consensus is, the bigger Dallas offensive line will wear down the quicker but smaller Pittsburgh players.

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His tribe join him, five pairs, in loping flight, then a quick tail-up dive into the damsons.

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Such opportunities, however, were quick to disappear.

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The quick cold made her skin tighten.

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The beating McGee took was violent and quick .

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Three more followed, in quick succession.

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We had three children in quick succession, and no spare cash.

II. adverb