like an arrow
Swift and true
Like an arrow describes something moving swiftly and directly toward a target.
The phrase emphasizes speed, straightness, and purposeful trajectory: The dog shot like an arrow toward the ball.
It can also suggest piercing impact: Her words struck like an arrow.
- aimedDirected at something
- straightNot curved or crooked
- swiftMoving with speed
- unerringConsistently accurate, unfailing
- bull's eyeTarget's central circle
hit the mark · rapid · focused · direct · piercing · fast · purposeful · quivered · unwavering · penetrating · fletched · cutting · bowshot · soaring · nocked · trajectory · targeted · propelled
like an arrowmeandering
Following a winding course
winding · circuitous · zigzagging · serpentine · roundabout
like an arrowat a snail's pace
sluggishly · crawling · plodding · lumbering · leisurely
like an arrowaimlessly
Without direction or intent
wandering · drifting · haphazardly · randomly · erratically
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