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Meaning of like a chicken on a June bug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Very quickly; in short order.

Canada, US, informal

Examples

“Lots of times you just have to step out on faith when you think something is the right way to go. J.D. took to the forestry stuff like a chicken on a June Bug.”
“So there I was, struggling mightily to protect my virtue with my step-father-in-law all over me like a chicken on a June bug, and I would have been shamed for sure, but the good Lord sent me a sign in the form of a hot brick.”
“Baz pounced quickly, like a chicken on a June bug.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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