before you can say knife
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before you can say knife
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Very quickly; quicker than one expects.
'Oh, we'll pull you off before you can say knife. Take care of His Excellency. I shall try to get a little sleep now.'
Similar: before you can say Jack Robinson
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| Español | en menos de lo que canta un gallo |
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| Français | en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour le dire |
| Deutsch | ehe man sichs versieht |
| Română | cât ai zice pește |
| Русский | "ма́ма" сказа́ть не успе́ешь "máma" skazátʹ ne uspéješʹ |
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