like hell

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Española huevo que

Françaisà donf à fond la caisse à mortc'est mort le diable aux chausses le diable aux cul le diable aux trousses même pas en rêve mon cul

Deutschhöllisch sakrisch

10 more languages

Bosanskikao

Suomihelvetisti hitonmoinen vietävästi

Hrvatskikao

Italianoa palla a pieno regime col cazzo

Polskijak cholera jak diabli nie ma mowyokropnie

Portuguêso caraças o escambau o tanas

Русскийчёрта с два

Српскиkao

Svenskai 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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