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Meaning of like merry hell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

With great vigour.

Examples

“But basically the classical musicians kept their eyes glued to their parts and played like merry hell, and the drummer kept his eyes glued on the conductor drummed like merry hell whenever he was cued—but there was no emotional unity […]”

“They saw us and ran for it like merry hell, trying to get there and plunder it before we could raise the alarm.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

like molasses like mushrooms like new like nobody's business like old boots like one means it

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