не успеешь оглянуться | |
gen. | before you could say Jack Robinson; before you could say Jack knife |
inf. | before you know it; before long; before you know it |
как | |
gen. | howe'er; however; than; with that |
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before you could say Jack Robinson; before you could say Jack knife | |||
before you know it (So he starts flirting with his secretary, he takes her out for a drink, one thing leads to another, and before you know it, he's found all kinds of uses for the office furniture. hellbourne); before long (q3mi4); before you know it (So he starts flirting with his secretary, he takes her out fora drink, one thing leads to another, and before you know it,he's found all kinds of uses for the office furniture. hellbourne) | |||
before you could say knife |
не успеешь оглянуться: 27 phrases in 5 subjects |
Cliche / convention | 2 |
General | 20 |
Idiomatic | 1 |
Makarov | 2 |
Proverb | 2 |