in (great) haste
91Lt. Col. John Robinson — (July 24, 1735 ndash; June 13, 1805) was a colonial militia and Continental Army officer from Westford, Massachusetts during the war of the American Revolution. He was the highest ranking colonial militia officer to participate in the battle at… …
92Nābighah al-Dhubyānī, al- — ▪ Arab poet in full Ziyād ibn Muʿāwiyah al Nābighah al Dhubyānī flourished c. 600 pre Islamic Arab poet, the first great court poet of Arabic literature. His works were among those collected in the Muʿallaqāt (Muʿallaqāt, Al ).… …
93fall over oneself — phrasal or fall over backward : to display great or excessive eagerness fell over themselves in their efforts to accommodate the new administration Atlantic juries fell over backward in favor of progressive art Aline B. Saarinen * * * fall over… …
94ALEXANDER SUSLIN HA-KOHEN OF FRANKFURT — (d. 1349), German talmudic scholar. Alexander was born in Erfurt and taught there as well as in Worms, Cologne, and Frankfurt. Although he was apparently still in Frankfurt in 1345 he sometime toward the end of his life resettled in Erfurt where… …
95Amain — A*main , adv. [Pref. a + main. See 2d {Main}, n.] 1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly. [1913 Webster] They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain.… …
96Extemporize — Ex*tem po*rize, v. t. To do, make, or utter extempore or off hand; to prepare in great haste, under urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a costume, etc. [1913 Webster] Themistocles . . . was of… …
97Hurried — Hurry Hur ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hurrying}.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all… …
98Hurry — Hur ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hurrying}.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all prob. of …
99Hurrying — Hurry Hur ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hurrying}.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurly burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to hurry; all… …
100Railroad — Rail road , v. t. To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Condress. [Colloq., U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
