Meaning of like sixty | Babel Free

Definitions

Quickly, easily or briskly.

not-comparable

Examples

“But there's these poor, miserable trash have⟳ children like⟳ sixty; and there's folks living in splendid houses, dying for children, and can't have⟳ any.”

“In transcribing them, I have⟳ inserted one or two apostrophes, for the poet always complained that though he could spell⟳ like⟳ sixty, he never could mind⟳ his stops.”

“That Maine water was so cold that he came to like⟳ sixty sore as a pup and wanting to fight⟳ Joe.”

“I charged at those trees going like⟳ sixty — at least sixty, whatever it means — and was well in among them when a strange thing happened.”

“Some kids still can't read⟳ yet. But they are dumb, dumb-bells, dumb bunnies. Morag can read⟳ like⟳ sixty. Sometimes she doesn't let⟳ on in school, though.”

“Maybe the truth was that all of them — himself, the kids, Uncle Henry, Mrs. Biggs, even Argyle — were bailing like⟳ sixty, trying to stay⟳ afloat in their sorry little tubs.”

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