like hell
Idioms-
Recklessly, extremely, as in We ran like hell to catch the train . [Mid-1800s]
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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
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She said Stormont's Health Minister Mike Nesbitt needed to "fight like hell" for those families to ensure they got the same support that people in England will now have access to.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“The last 40 days felt like hell on earth,” Paul wrote in a separate Instagram post on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The immediate scale of his wreckage was unprecedented, but so was the level of resistance from the American public — two sides, fighting like hell to be the louder one.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
The Hudson Tunnel Project “is vital to the economy of this state and the entire region, and I will fight like hell to ensure it gets built,” Hochul said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
He could pull the sections of wire together and twist the strands into place, and then ride like hell off the mountain.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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