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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"I was pushing like hell. It's a wonder I made it to the finish this time. Just fight!"
From Barron's
“I am going to fight like hell, because my longevity depends on it. The longevity of my daughter depends on it. The longevity of women everywhere depends on it.”
From Los Angeles Times
“The state pays to shut us away in medical institutions, but we must fight like hell to live in the community,” the pinned fundraising request noted.
From Los Angeles Times
More than 50 minutes later in the speech, he said: "And we fight. We fight like hell."
From BBC
In Straight’s world, raising each other’s kids, feeding each other’s elders, keeping each other’s secrets, mourning the dead and fighting like hell for the living is not called exigence.
From Los Angeles Times
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