词汇 | just for the hell of it |
释义 | Idiom just for the hell of it(just) for the hell of it informal if you do something for the hell of it, you do it only because you want to, or because you think it is funny.I decided to dye my hair bright green, just for the hell of it. for the hell of itSimply to satisfy a whim; for no reason other than one's desire to do it. Oh, let's just go on a drive for the hell of it. Why do we need to have a destination in mind? for the hell of itAlso, for the heck of it; just for the hell of it. For no particular reason; on a whim. For example, We drove by the old place just for the hell of it. In the first variant, heck is a euphemism for hell. [First half of 1900s] Also see for fun, def. 2. for the hell of itINFORMALCOMMON If someone does something, especially something bad, for the hell of it, they do it for fun or for no particular reason. Another boy has been caught putting sugar in petrol tanks, just for the hell of it. This makes me want to throw a chair through the window, just for the hell of it. Note: You can also say that someone does something for the sheer hell of it. Some of the athletes are running for money. Some for glory. Some even for the sheer hell of it. for the hell of itjust for fun. informal(just) for the ˈhell of it(informal) just for fun, with no particular reason: The youths had nothing to do so they went round breaking windows just for the hell of it.for the hell of itverbSee for the devil of it for the hell of it For no particular reason; on a whim: walked home by the old school for the hell of it. |
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