before you can say something
- before you can say something
- before you can say (something)
surprisingly quickly.
This bow shoots so fast, the arrow is in the target before you can say “gee whiz!”
Usage notes: often the word or phrase that follows before you can say is related to the situation you are talking about:
In summer, food goes bad before you can say “heat wave!”
Etymology: an older form of this expression is before you can say Jack Robinson
New idioms dictionary.
2014.
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before you can say — (something) surprisingly quickly. This bow shoots so fast, the arrow is in the target before you can say “gee whiz!” Usage notes: often the word or phrase that follows before you can say is related to the situation you are talking about: In… … New idioms dictionary
before you can say Jack Robinson — before (you) can say Jack Robinson old fashioned if you say that something happens before you can say Jack Robinson, it happens very suddenly. I offered her a chocolate but before you could say Jack Robinson she d eaten half the box … New idioms dictionary
before you can say jack robinson — The term Jack Robinson represents a short amount of time . When you do something before you can say Jack Robinson, you do it very quickly … The small dictionary of idiomes
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before you can say Jack Robinson — The term Jack Robinson represents a short amount of time . </p><p>When you do something before you can say Jack Robinson, you do it very quickly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
before can say Jack Robinson — before (you) can say Jack Robinson old fashioned if you say that something happens before you can say Jack Robinson, it happens very suddenly. I offered her a chocolate but before you could say Jack Robinson she d eaten half the box … New idioms dictionary
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