"in quick sticks" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in quick sticks, {{en-PP}} in quick sticks
  1. (colloquial) In a hurry; rapidly. Tags: colloquial Related terms: cut one's stick
    Sense id: en-in_quick_sticks-en-prep_phrase-HO-QLPh5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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