fast and furious

Cliché very rapidly and with unrestrained energy. Her work in the kitchen was fast and furious, and it looked lovely when she finished. Everything was going so fast and furious at the store during the Christmas rush that we never had time to eat lunch.

See also: and, fast

fast and furious

quickly and with excitement and energy Changes came fast and furious in the early days of the program.

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fast and furious

if an activity is fast and furious, it is done quickly and with a lot of energy The first half of the game was fast and furious with both teams scoring three goals each.

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fast and furious

Swiftly, intensely and energetically, as in The storm moved in fast and furious, or The sale was going fast and furious, attracting large crowds. This phrase is also often applied to intense gaiety, as when it was first recorded in Robert Burns's poem "Tam o' Shanter" (1793): "The mirth and fun grew fast and furious."

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marcella	-	Italian, German, Ancient Roman
Isaure	-	French
Ianthe	-	Greek Mythology
Timotheus	-	Biblical Latin, German, Dutch
Anatoli	ah-nah-TO-leey	Russian, Ukrainian
Melton	['meltən]