Meaning of like a bat out of hell | Babel Free
Equivalents
Deutsch
wie Schmidts Katze
Suomi
kuin viimeistä päivää
Examples
“He came tearing around the corner like⟳ a bat out of hell and nearly ran us over.”
“Appellee testified that "the train⟳ came through like⟳ a bat out of hell," and while this language is probably highly figurative, it nevertheless might tend⟳ to indicate⟳ that the train⟳ was running at a very high speed⟳.”
“The Paranoids cast⟳ off, backed the Godzilla II out from the pier, turned and with a concerted whoop took off like⟳ a bat out of hell, nearly sending Di Presso over the fantail.”
“Like⟳ a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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