"like one o'clock" meaning in All languages combined

See like one o'clock on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=like one o'clock}} like one o'clock, {{en-PP|head=like one o'clock}} like one o'clock
  1. (UK, simile, slang, obsolete) Very quickly or vigorously. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang Related terms: like one o'clock half struck
    Sense id: en-like_one_o'clock-en-prep_phrase-pzRc7xT~ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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