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Meaning of like hell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. In a manner that uses all of the strength, speed, or effort that a person can summon.
    emphatic, intensifier
  2. Used ironically to express the opposite of one's intentions
  3. Bad or badly.

Equivalents

Bosanski kao
Deutsch höllisch sakrisch
Español a huevo que
Suomi helvetisti helvetisti hitonmoinen vietävästi
Français à donf à fond la caisse à mort c'est mort le diable aux chausses le diable aux cul le diable aux trousses même pas en rêve mon cul
Hrvatski kao
Magyar pokolian
Italiano a palla a pieno regime col cazzo
Polski jak cholera jak diabli nie ma mowy okropnie
Português o caraças o escambau o tanas
Русский чёрта с два
Српски kao
Svenska i helvete heller så in i helvete som fan

Examples

“You'd better run like hell!”
“He had an innate honesty and humility, a work ethic that elevated him above most others in England. He knew what he wanted and worked like hell to try to make it happen.”
“Me do the washing up? Like hell I will!”
“You look like hell!”
“It stank like hell down there!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

like hey-go-mad like hot cakes like it's going out of fashion like it's going out of style like kicking dead whales down the beach like lightning

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