Meaning of like hell in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Adverb

    like hell

    Definitions

    1. with great speed or effort or intensity

    Examples

    • « 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. 2. used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated

    Examples

    • « says he'll help me? Like hell he will! »

Famous quotes

  • « You can't dodge them all. I got hammered plenty of times through the years. But you just get up and keep playing. I can tell you from experience, though. Sometimes it hurts like hell. »
    Terry Bradshaw
  • « They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there. »
    Mike Schmidt
  • « If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell. »
    Lance Armstrong
  • « I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you're quoted in the 'Wall Street Journal,' the 'New York Times,' constantly as the expert in the business people assume you're a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image. »
    Barbara Corcoran
  • « Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise. »
    Laurence J. Peter

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