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like hell
Recklessly, extremely, as in We ran like hell to catch the train . [Mid-1800s]
Not at all, on the contrary, as in You think I'll call her stupid? Like hell I will! or Like hell I can't say that to Bob . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
It would force Reaves to fight like hell for every step on the defensive end.
鈥淣either the Constitution nor Congress authorize the President鈥檚 attempted voting restrictions. We will not be bullied by him. We will fight like hell in court to stop him.鈥
鈥淗e fought like hell, with strength and heart and, true to form, Dave, a whole lot of humor,鈥 he said.
鈥淭he sound of the gunfire was deafening, like hell itself was in the sky. It was a real nightmare. And now it seems like it鈥檚 coming back again,鈥 Abu Daqqa said.
"I had watched her fight like hell to survive, and these characters were trying to take people's lives as if they meant nothing. It enraged me," he said.
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