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(one's) speed
1. slang In line with one's own personal preferences, inclinations, or character. I tried living in New York for a while, but I realized that such hectic city life was definitely not my speed. We used to go on much more adventurous travels when we were younger, but guided group tours are more our speed these days. Spending all day at an amusement park is just not my speed anymore.
2. slang Suited to one's personal skills or abilities. I think Ulysses might be a bit too advanced right now. Let's start with something more your speed, like A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. We want to start expanding our business, as the small scale of this part of the country just isn't our speed. Watercolors? She's only three—don't you think fingerpainting might be more her speed?
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speed
slang Any illicit stimulant drug, especially amphetamine or methamphetamine. We all used to take speed during college to help us study. The club was full of ravers hopped up on speed.
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speed
1. n. methamphetamine; amphetamine in general. (Drugs.) Kids think that speed won’t get them into trouble.
2. in. to use methamphetamine; to be high on methamphetamine or amphetamine. (Drugs.) Kids who speed think it is a harmless blow-off.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
- (one's) speed
- a turn of speed
- as fast as the speed of light
- at full speed
- at lightning speed
- at speed
- at top speed
- at/with lightning speed
- be as fast as the speed of light
- be up to speed
- bring (one) up to speed
- clock (someone or something) at (a certain speed)
- clock (someone or something) at speeds of (some amount)
- clock at speeds of
- Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
- faster than the speed of light
- full pelt/speed/tilt
- full speed ahead
- full speed/steam ahead!
- full steam ahead
- full steam/speed ahead
- get up to speed
- Godspeed
- have (someone) on speed dial
- have speeds of (some amount)
- hit a speed bump
- hit speeds of
- hit speeds of (some amount)
- Make haste slowly
- more haste, less speed
- move at breakneck speed
- My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets
- pick up speed
- reach speeds of
- reach speeds of (up to) (some amount)
- speed
- speed away
- speed bump
- speed by
- speed demon
- speed freak
- speed merchant
- speed off
- speed through
- speed trap
- speed up
- speedhead
- speeds of
- speeds of (some amount)
- turn of speed
- up to par
- up to scratch
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- up to the mark
- with lightning speed