off like a shot



off like a shot

away [from a place] very quickly. He finished his dinner and was off like a shot. The thief grabbed the lady's purse and was off like a shot.
See also: like, off, shot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Irinaee-REE-nah (Russian), EE-ree-nah (Finnish)Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish, Georgian
Rupertoroo-PER-toSpanish
Neacel-Scottish
Aglaiaə-GLAY-ə (English), ə-GLIE-ə (English)Greek Mythology, Greek
Dalia (1)-Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Mnason-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek