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fast and furious
Swiftly, intensely and energetically, as in The storm moved in fast and furious, or The sale was going fast and furious, attracting large crowds. This phrase is also often applied to intense gaiety, as when it was first recorded in Robert Burns's poem “Tam o' Shanter” (1793): “The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.”
Example Sentences
Teen movies don’t flow as fast and furious as they did even in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, a period that brought titles including “She’s All That,” “Cruel Intentions,” “Mean Girls,” “10 Things I Hate About You,” “Scream,” “Can’t Hardly Wait” and the appropriately titled spoof “Not Another Teen Movie.”
With stunts in blockbusters like “Mad Max: Fury Road” and franchises like “Mission: Impossible” and “Fast and Furious” growing ever more elaborate, backers argued that Oscar recognition was long overdue.
"We'll have gold everywhere. Look at what we did in England. No-one thought we would win 72 seats. The results were coming in fast and furious that night and I reckon it is going to be like that next May as well," she said.
“He’s great. I love him, and he fills such a specific role in the industry. It would be fun also to see him not in a ‘Fast and Furious’ movie.”
The ceremony was emceed by Steve Nissen and attended by Gadot’s “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins and “Fast and Furious” co-star Vin Diesel.
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