快马加鞭
kuài​mǎ​jiā​biān

at top speed

  • created sense approved 快马加鞭/快馬加鞭 · kuài​mǎ​jiā​biān · at top speed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    快马加鞭 / 快馬加鞭

    kuài​mǎ​jiā​biān

    at top speed

    to spur on a horse that is already running fast; used as an idiom meaning to go as fast as possible or to make an extra effort to speed up

    快马 (literal) → 快马/快馬 · kuài​mǎ · fast horse 加 (literal) → 加 · jiā · to add 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · to whip

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