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like hell

 
Idioms: like hell


1.  Recklessly, extremely, as in We ran like hell to catch the train. [Mid-1800s]
2.  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]


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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity
  Synonyms: like mad, like crazy, like sin, like thunder, like the devil

Meaning #2: used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated


 
 

 

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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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