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Meaning of like one o'clock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Very quickly or vigorously.

UK, obsolete, slang

Examples

“Brought up as a gentleman, he was, if ever a man was. Ed’cated at no end of expense. Went into the Marshal’s house once to try a new piano for him. Played it, I understand, like one o’clock—beautiful! As to languages—speaks anything.”
“I went over the fence like a shot, and ran like one o'clock for the trap, cussing and swearing as I went.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

like one o'clock half struck like one owns the place like one's life depended on it like painting the Forth Bridge like peas and carrots like rats from a sinking ship

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