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
Abdullo-Tajik
Marlin['ma:lin]
PitterPIT-tər (Limburgish)Frisian, Limburgish
Matfeymaht-VYAYRussian
Shahnoza-Uzbek
Leone (1)-Italian