before you can (or could) say Jack Robinson
- before you can (or could) say Jack Robinson
(тж. before you can или could say knife)
paзг.
нeмeдлeннo, мoмeнтaльнo; cpaзу жe, тут жe; в двa cчётa, в мгнoвeниe oкa; и oпoмнитьcя или axнуть нe уcпeл; нe уcпeл (и) глaзoм мopгнуть The equipage dashes forward, and before you could say Jack Robinson, with a rattle and flourish drew up at Soames's door (J. Galsworthy). Mrs Maginnis put a match to the stove. 'Nice hot tea before you can say knife,' she called to nobody, as she filled the kettle (P. H. Johnson)
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