hell-for-leather
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of hell-for-leather
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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This year, however, an unusual set of weather patterns and warm Pacific Ocean waters have short-circuited these normally reliable safeguards and allowed Hurricane Hilary to make its hell-for-leather dash for Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2023
Okay: snakes, funerals, and rows of horsemen riding hell-for-leather right at the camera.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2019
A suited, spectacle-wearing Di Botcher charges hell-for-leather through “Broadway Baby,” her powerhouse vocals accompanied by a face riven with desperation and fear.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2017
GMT17:09 Round three: Another hell-for-leather round but this time O’Sullivan dominates.
From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2015
A kind of hell-for-leather gaiety invaded the city.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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