词汇 | before you can say |
释义 | Idiom before you can saybefore you can say (something) surprisingly quickly.This bow shoots so fast, the arrow is in the target before you can say “gee whiz!” Usage notes: often the word or phrase that follows before you can say is related to the situation you are talking about: In summer, food goes bad before you can say “heat wave!” Etymology: an older form of this expression is before you can say Jack Robinson before you can say (something)Quickly or suddenly. I'm not far from your house, so I'll be there before you can say when. |
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