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]
| 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]
| WordNet: like hell |
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
| Shero, Fred (Quotes By) | |
| Murchison, Jr., Clint (Quotes By) | |
| hellish |
| What do we use the hell for for example Just like We ask what the hell are you doing? Read answer... | |
| What is the hell of the bible like? Read answer... | |
| Are spiders stupid like hell? Read answer... |
| Your foot hurts like hell how can you make it stop? | |
| What the hell is these big bees that lokes like hornets? | |
| Is there any games like hell of sand? |
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