in nothing flat
A very short (but unspecified) amount of time; no time at all.
After so many years of practice, she can often find the problem and fix it in nothing flat.
flat
UK /flæt/ US /flæt/
verb 8noun 6adj 5adv 5
Definitions
adj
1
Having no variations in height.
The land around here is flat.
2
Having no variations in height.
a flat roof
3
Having no variations in height.
The surface of the mirror must be completely flat.
The carpet isn't properly flat in that corner.
4
Having no variations in height.
Near-synonym: flat-chested
That girl is completely flat on both sides.
5
Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
The exchange rate has been flat for several weeks.
adv
1
So as to be flat.
Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.
2
Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.
"You'll understand this flat, I won't be fooled about by you any longer."
3
Exactly, precisely.
In the mile race, Smith's time was 3:58.56, and Brown's was four minutes flat.
Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.
4
Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
He can run a mile in four minutes flat.
Found my coat and grabbed my hat / Made the bus in seconds flat
5
Without parole.
The recent case in Dallas where two gay males were killed by an 18 yr old straight kid is a perfect example of what gays in this state face. The kid got 30 yrs (he'll do 3 or 4 yrs and be paroled) yet I must do 12 years flat for a robbery in which no one was hurt.
noun
1
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
The hovercraft skimmed across the open flats.
the eastern end of the salt flat; mud flat, tidal flat, flood flat
2
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
I can run on the flat but not up hills.
The going will be easier once we're through these mountains and onto the flat.
3
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
This horse will do better over the flat.
flat racing, the flat season
4
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
As forecast, Joe suspected nothing as he pottered round the flat in the sunshine, absorbed in the task of picking winners.
5
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
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