quick sticks

kwɪk stɪks

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Definition of quick sticks - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

immediately

Dated

without any delay or hesitation

Dated

He responded to the call quick sticks.
She finished her homework quick sticks.
The team left the office quick sticks after the meeting.

instantly

promptly

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in quick sticks

adv.

done very quickly or with great speed

She finished her homework in quick sticks.

Expressions with quick

quick fix

hurried repair done quickly

They did a quick fix on the broken fence.

quick one

short funny story or trick

He told a quick one to make us laugh.

quick study

someone who learns new things rapidly and easily

She was a quick study, mastering the piano in just a few months..

quick buck

money earned easily and often dishonestly

He's always looking for a scheme to make a quick buck..

make quick work of

complete a task easily and quickly

She made quick work of the cleaning.

grab a quick bite to eat

have a small informal meal quickly

Let's grab a quick bite to eat at the cafe.

Expressions with sticks

in the sticks

adv.

in a rural or remote area

They moved to a small house in the sticks.

mud sticks

exp.

a bad reputation that is hard to remove or change

Once mud sticks to a person, it is hard to clear their name.

see what sticks

try different ideas to find what works

We brainstormed ideas to see what sticks.

sticks and stones

resilience against verbal insults or criticism

She ignored the taunts, believing in sticks and stones.

up sticks

prepare to move to a different place

After many years, they decided to up sticks and move abroad.

it sticks in someone's throat

exp.

causes difficulty in accepting or tolerating

His smug apology sticks in my throat every time I hear it.

sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

exp.

expresses that united people are stronger than alone

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable means teamwork is powerful.

it sticks in one's craw

exp.

causes strong annoyance or resentment

It really sticks in his craw that they promoted Lisa instead.

rub two sticks together

create fire by friction of sticks

They tried to rub two sticks together to start a campfire.

he-double-hockey-sticks

playful way to refer to hell

He said he-double-hockey-sticks instead of hell.

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French:sans tarder, ...
German:sofort, ...
Italian:subito, ...
Spanish:de inmediato, ...
Portuguese:sem demora, ...
Chinese:立刻, ...
Japanese:すぐに, ...
Arabic:فورًا, ...
Hebrew:מִיָּד, ...
Russian:мгновенно, ...
Ukrainian:миттєво, ...
Hindi:तुरंत, ...
Bengali:তাৎক্ষণিকভাবে, ...
Catalan:sense pensar-s'ho dos cops, ...
Czech:okamžitě, ...
Danish:med det samme, ...
Dutch:meteen, ...
Greek:αμέσως, ...
Hungarian:azonnal, ...
Khmer:ភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:즉시, ...
Persian:بلافاصله, ...
Polish:natychmiast, ...
Portuguese (BR):imediatamente, ...
Romanian:imediat, ...
Swedish:omedelbart, ...
Thai:ทันที, ...
Turkish:hemen, ...
Vietnamese:ngay lập tức, ...

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