- a mile a minute
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phrasal
with great speed <talking a mile a minute>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
a mile a minute
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mile a minute — To do something very quickly. For example: He was talking a mile a minute … The small dictionary of idiomes
Mile-a-minute weed — Taxobox name = Mile a minute weed image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Polygonales familia = Polygonaceae genus = Polygonum species = P. perfoliatum binomial = Polygonum perfoliatum binomial… … Wikipedia
Mile-a-Minute Murphy — Charles Minthorn Murphy (Oct, 1870 ndash; Feb 16, 1950), but more popularly known as Mile a Minute Murphy, was an American cycling star from the late 19th century and early 20th century. His greatest claim to fame was being the first man ever to… … Wikipedia
Mile-a-minute — For the bicycle racer called Mile a minute Murphy, see Charles Minthorn Murphy. Mile a minute may refer to: Persicaria perfoliata … Wikipedia
a mile a minute — Uttering one s words with great speed • • • Main Entry: ↑mile * * * informal very quickly he talks a mile a minute … Useful english dictionary
(a) mile a minute — a mile a minute informal phrase very quickly The two of them were talking a mile a minute. Thesaurus: quicklysynonym Main entry: mile … Useful english dictionary
(a) mile a minute — American & Australian very quickly. Mike was very excited and talking a mile a minute. My heart beat a mile a minute waiting for his plane to land … New idioms dictionary
a mile a minute — informal very quickly The two of them were talking a mile a minute … English dictionary
talk a mile a minute — verb to speak quickly or excessively They spent the whole visit talking a mile a minute and then went home and phoned each other! See Also: a mile a minute … Wiktionary
talk a mile a minute — talk fast, talk quickly Mimi talks a mile a minute. It s hard to understand her … English idioms
