Like a bull at a gate
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Charging hard and fast, no pause.
Origin
From 19th-century Britain, tied to farms; bulls rushed gates, slang by 1880s in a tale for haste. A 1890s 'Times' uses it for a dash.
Usage Examples
- He went at it like a bull at a gate.
- Like a bull at a gate; she's fast!
- Bull at a gate; rash move.
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