PROBABLY YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT NEW YORK/ LEARN 25 IDIOMS SYNONYMOUS TO “BE QUICK”

It’s so humane of such a city that it’s ready to pay for a one-way plane ticket for any homeless person if they have a guaranteed place to stay. The city gives a weird cutiosity that a man who mines sidewalk cracks for gold can make over $600 a week. Until now only the Nov. 28 2012 has been reported to have a single murder, shooting, stabbing or other incident of violent crime for an entire day.

The first act of domestic terrorism in the U.S happened here in 1920. A horse-drawn carriage filled with explosives was detonated on Wall Street killing 30 people and no one has ever been caught. It’s convincingly implausible to know that there are “fake” buildings in the city that are used for subway maintenance and ventilation and 20,000 bodies buried in Washington Square Park alone. NYC buries its unclaimed bodies on an island off the coast of the Bronx called Hart Island. Since 1869, nearly a million bodies have been buried there. The island is not open to the public. The scary nitrogen gas tanks you see on the corners of streets are used to keep underground telephone wires dry.

LEARN 25 IDIOMS SIMILARLY MEANT TO BE “QUICK”

1. 1.                  at once, at short notice, at the drop of a hat, in a jiffy, in no time, in a flash, in a moment, in a minute, in a second on the dot, on the double, on the spot, in high gear, in a tick, in a New York minute

1. At the same time. It’s hard for us to do two things at once.
2. Immediately before something happens. Policemen were told to move out at short notice.
3. Immediately without stopping to think. At the drop of a hat will I quit my job if I don’t have a family to support.
4. In a short period of time. I will be back in a jiffy.
5. Very soon. Just a ring of bell tells me to be over in no time.
6. Suddenly and very quickly. She calls and he is with her in a flash.
7. Suddenly and quickly popular. Such an outdated fashion will be back in a moment.
8. Be back in exact time. Clean the kitchen! Your grandma is coming back in a minute.
9. Be next after the first in time or place. In a second the athlete takes turn in play.
10. Be exact on time. He arrived at 8 o’clock on the dot.
11. Very quick at speed. The kid disappeared on the double after his buddy’s call.
12. Very quick at action. Reporters appeared on the spot for recording the incident.
13. Very quick at full energy. They tried to carry out the project in high gear to obtain the payment.
14. As quick as a beat of a clock. Seeing her, he in a tick remembers her intimacy.
15. As quick as a resident in New York. He looks so busy after work and in a New York minute he leaves his office for his son’s school.

1. 2.                  like a shot, like greased lightening, like wildfire, like a blue streak

1. Very quick at being willing. Like a shot he says yes with a bag of pretzels.
2. Very quick at being skillful. He climbed that ladder like greased lightening as a senior repairman.
3. Very quick at circulating. The rumor of her scandal has spread like wild fire.
4. Intensely quick at doing something. They left the place like a blue streak after hearing the breaking news.

1. 3.                  hands down, quick as a wink, piece of cake, slick as whistle

1. Very quick at ease and decisiveness. The famous statemen won the election hands down.
2. Very fast at speed. He is out of here quick as a wink.
3. Very fast at achievement. 2 plus 2 is counted 4 piece of cake.
4. Very fast at going through smoothly. He takes duty slick as a whistle every night.

1. 4.                  without demur, without hesitation

1. Very quick at showing disagreement. They accepted the offer to leave the room without demur after the fierce dabate.
2. Very quick at accepting. They know the truth and leave the room without hesitation.