"He can blow out the lamp and jump into bed before it gets dark" nghĩa là gì?

"He can blow out the lamp and jump into bed before it gets dark" = thổi tắt đèn và nhảy lên giường ngủ khi phòng chưa kịp tối -> nghĩa là rất nhanh, chóng vánh.

Ví dụ

Are you quick?

Yes, I am. I can blow out the lamp and jump into bed before it gets dark.

I’m so fast I hit the light switch in my room and jump into bed before my room goes dark.

An Atchison woman: “I’ll say my husband is fast. He is so fast that when he turns off the gas light he is in bed before the room gets dark.”— Atchison Globe.

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