shot out of a cannon

Working really hard and getting a lot done, or having a lot of projects going on at one time.

First thing this morning I was shot out of a cannon; now I think I deserve a nap.

by p.j.g. January 13, 2008

A cannon to a pebble

A very long (sometimes unnecessarily so) response to a comparatively (or even extremely) short argument.

Person 1: Cheese good

Person 2: Actually, due to various dietary studies and research performed by professors at the University of Massachusetts, it has been shown that cheese is actually-....

Person 1: Sheesh, no need to respond with a cannon to a pebble

by Herr Shrek December 19, 2021