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FAST vs QUICK
QUICK is usually used to refer to something happening
in a short time, or a shorter than expected time:
Examples:
We stopped for a quick snack. Not: a fast snack.
I just need a quick answer.
Not: a fast answer.
Let me ask you a quick question. Not : ... a fast question.
FAST refers to things that happen or go at high speed,
e.g. a train, a person running:
Examples :
She loves fast cars. Not: She loves quick cars.
Dont eat so fast you are going to choke.
Not : Dont eat so quick you are going to choke
Note the common expression fast food to refer to food such as
hamburgers, which are cooked and served in a very short time
in restaurants:
Fast collocations , idioms and set phrases
Fast asleep. When I am fast asleep, I don't hear anything. Profudamente dormido
Thick and fast . Money came thick and fast. A raudales.
Pull a fast one on someone. Tomar el pelo / engaar
Don't try to pull a fast one with me! I know what you're doing.
As fast as your legs would carry you a todo lo que te daban las piernas,
I ran down the mountain as fast as my legs would carry me!
Hold/ stand fast He held fast to his principles. Mantenerse firme a...
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