[HPforGrownups] In need of a Brit phrase (OT mostly)

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 8066

Penny said:

<<<Carole & I are in need of a good turn of phrase to come out of a Brit's
mouth & are at ...erm ... a loss for words.

 "The Ministry would be on me faster than _______________" (says Sirius
 Black)

 Can any of the Brits help us fill in this blank?>>>

You two at a loss for words? This is sirius...

If it were me speaking I'd probably say something like "faster than you can
say Jack Robinson," but you could put a lot of things in that gap without
sounding un-British.  How about going for a magical reference instead, such
as "faster than Mrs Norris on roller skates"?

Neil
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