He shot out of here like a bat out of a belfry.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A colorful idiomatic expression describing someone leaving a place very quickly.
- In plain terms
- He left the area extremely fast.
- What can you take from it?
- Use vivid imagery to describe speed or sudden departure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you describe sudden movements?
- What idioms do you find most vivid?
Another view
The specific imagery of a belfry may be obscure to some audiences.
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