idiom > be in a frantic hurry
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Posthaste
  Explanation: Spark: Meteor. Light from the air like meteors Jishan by. Describe the very rapid pressing.
  Usage: Partial official; as predicate, object, attribute; describe very short tight
  Source: Jin Li Mi "Statement": "State Secretary Palace, eager to spark."
  Examples: Guichen heart though ~, but why wan like brother Xuan Tian Tian Feng Ting-end of the marriage. (Qing Li Ruzhen "Flowers in the Mirror," the ninety-fourth back)
No. 2
  词目 急如星火
  发音 jí rú xīng huǒ
  释义 星火:流星。像流星的光从空中急闪而过。形容非常急促紧迫。
  出处 晋·李密《陈情表》:“州司临门,急于星火。”
  示例 闺臣心内虽~,偏偏婉如同田凤翾的哥哥田廷结了婚姻。(清·李汝珍《镜花缘》第九十四回)
English Expression
  1. n.:  be in a frantic hurry,  (literally) as urgent as sparks that may start a conflagration-- extremely urgent
Thesaurus
posthaste, burst spot fire, troubadour gold medal, Troubadour road gold medal
Containing Phrases
in hot haste