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like hell

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. like hell, like mad, like crazy, like sin, like thunder, like the deviladverb

    with great speed or effort or intensity

    "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"

  2. like helladverb

    used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated

    "says he'll help me? Like hell he will!"

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  1. like hell

    "Like hell" is an idiomatic expression in English language often used for emphasis or to express strong denial, disagreement or refusal. It can also be used to indicate that something is happening to a great degree or extent. Its meaning can change based on the context in which it is used.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of like hell in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of like hell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of like hell in a Sentence

  1. Jake Schick:

    I’m not OK with it, and I won’t allow it, i’m going to be able to look at my son on my deathbed and know that I fought like hell to make it a better place. That’s why we have this nonprofit— these are the spearheads of bettering the lives of those warriors and those families.

  2. Sylvia Plath:

    Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call.

  3. Jennifer Waller:

    I’m not going to be a victim, i’m not going to feel bad for myself. I’m going to fight. I’m going to fight like hell and no matter where this road brings me, and no matter where I end up I’m always going to be on top. So cancer, let’s dance. I’m ready.

  4. Clarence Darrow:

    Chase after truth like hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-tails.

  5. Varshini Prakash:

    It's hard to substantiate which one is more or less of a threat, we will need to put pressure on Republicans who are up for reelection in the Senate in 2022. We will need to put pressure on Democrats who are in more conservative states right now. We will need to also pressure leadership like Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi to fight like hell to pass climate policy, not just cater to those who are holding us back from Congress.


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  • a huevoSpanish
  • le diable aux chausses, le diable aux cul, putain que, le diable aux troussesFrench
  • jak diabli, jak choleraPolish

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