in nothing flat
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USC put its coaching search into overdrive, from 0 to 60 in nothing flat, swapping out a clunky old jalopy for a shiny turbocharged Lincoln, and now the Trojans are living the life of Riley.
From Los Angeles Times
“Those people got new homes in nothing flat,” Brigham says of North Bonneville.
From Seattle Times
The information I got back in June was that if there were one or two cases, they wouldn’t close a building, but I think if it was more than that, they would close it But the way this thing spreads so quickly, one or two cases could multiply into 50 in nothing flat.
From Slate
I threw on my clothes—no socks, no underwear, no jacket—in nothing flat and was out the door.
From Literature
The cost of coronavirus went from zero to 60 in nothing flat this week as President Trump and congressional Democrats tried to outbid each other, offering massive plans to fend off a health and economic doomsday, with price tags rising to nearly $1 trillion.
From Washington Times
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