Translation/Meaning of "it does not take a long time to strike a man with lightning" — Japanese-English & English-Japanese Translation Dictionary

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it does not take a long time to strike a man with lightning: 雷で一発ガンとやってみろ、アッという間だぜディケンズ著中野好夫訳『二都物語』(A Tale of Two Cities ) p. 323