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Swiftly, intensely and energetically, as in The storm moved in fast and furious , or The sale was going fast and furious, attracting large crowds . This phrase is also often applied to intense gaiety, as when it was first recorded in Robert Burns's poem “Tam o' Shanter” (1793): “The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.”Advertisement
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