Meaning of hell-bent for leather | Babel Free

Definitions

1. determinedly recklessly, in a manner that lacks restraint.
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2. Synonym of hell-for-leather (“very fast”).
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3. Synonym of hell-bent (“(recklessly) determined”).
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Examples

“[...] his Supply Officer was hell bent for leather to torpedo his tour as the Commanding Officer and wanted explanations, or at least reassurances.”

“She had been through several programs, to no avail; nothing worked, she was hell-bent for leather, she was intent on hurting herself.”

““Gosh!” said Marking. “Where the hell did the Japs get that? [...Was that] a Jap plane? God damn, it was fast.” And I agreed, “It was hell-bent for leather some place.””

“It had been quite some piece of road from an eastern region of Arizona to SOD, but Jethro was hell-bent for leather. His desire for a meeting with Zelda Klemp had taken him over. He'd been driving since late the previous night ...”

“I was determined not to be a back seat driver. I said nothing. I waited patiently for her to stop hugging the berm to keep distance from fast moving traffic. I waited for three thousand miles. She was hell bent for leather to get to our destination, ...”

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