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as fast as one's legs could carry one

as fast as one's legs could carry one adverb: at top speed (running on foot); as fast as possible.

Adverb

as fast as one's legs could carry one (not comparable)

  1. (simile) At top speed (running on foot); as fast as possible.

Forms of as fast as one's legs could carry one

alternative formas fast as one's legs can carry one

Questions about as fast as one's legs could carry one

What does as fast as one's legs could carry one mean?
As fast as one's legs could carry one means at top speed (running on foot); as fast as possible.
What part of speech is as fast as one's legs could carry one?
As fast as one's legs could carry one is an adverb.

Words near as fast as one's legs could carry one in the dictionary

  1. as far as one is concerned
  2. as far as one knows
  3. as far as the eye can see
  4. as far as the eye could see
  5. as far one's concerned
  6. as fast as one's legs could carry one
  7. as fate would have it
  8. as fine as Dick's hatband
  9. as follows
  10. as for
  11. as fuck

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