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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

A quick one

Hi guys,

Does to get a quick one in a fight mean that you don't stand a chance against your opponent and you will be defeated quickly?

Thank you in advance!
  

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Hi, Does to get a quick one in a fight mean that you don't stand a chance against your opponent and you will be defeated quickly? It's not a standard expression. In what context did you find it?

  • Hi, Does to get a quick one in a fight mean that you don't stand a chance against your opponent and you will be defeated quickly?
  • It's not a standard expression.
  • In what context did you find it?
  • Clive
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Hi,

Does to get a quick one in a fight mean that you don't stand a chance against your opponent and you will be defeated quickly?



It's not a standard expression. In what context did you find it?



Clive
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I know it's not an idiom or anything like that but I just wanted to know what a quick one means in such context like a fight. Could we say Mike Tyson will get a quick one tonight meaning he will survive only one round? Thanks.
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Maybe you mean "a quick win" - this means that Mike will win quickly.
"One" could be interpreted as a "win" or a KO in this context, but it all depends on the rest of the surrounding text.
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Hi,

I know it's not an idiom or anything like that but I just wanted to know what a quick one means in such context like a fight. Could we say Mike Tyson will get a quick one tonight meaning he will survive only one round?

Let's set up a context.

Mike Tyson has had many victories in the boxing ring. He will get a quick one tonight. This means he wil
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AnonymousI know it's not an idiom or anything like that but I just wanted to know what a quick one means in such context like a fight. Could we say Mike Tyson will get a quick one tonight meaning he will survive only one round? Thanks.

Unlikely. My guess is that this is part of a larger discussion wherein victory has been mentioned and

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