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hell Theme: TROUBLE n. trouble. (Use caution with hell.)I went through all sorts of hell to get this done on time.This day was real hell.
773H n. “hell.” (This is the printed word hell rotated 180 degrees. Jocular.)What the 773H is going on around here?This place is one 773H of a mess! (blue) blazes n. hell.You can go straight to blue blazes as far as I care.It's as hot as blazes here. H-E-double-toothpicks n. “hell.” (It is not usually written and can be spelled a number of different ways.)Oh, HE- double-toothpicks! I did it wrong again!Here she comes again. H-E-doubletoothpicks!
hell noun 1 used widely in oaths, and to reinforce imprecations, and questions (often rhetorical) of impatience and irritation UK, 1596. 2 crack cocaine UK, 2003.► for the hell of it; for the sheer hell of it; just for the hell of itsimply for the pleasure or experience of doing something; also applied to reckless behaviour UK, 1934.► from hellused for intensifying. Humorous, hyperbolic US, 1965.► get the hell out; get the hell out of here (or somewhere)to leave, usually with some haste US, 1971.► hell out ofwhen combined with a verb of violent action, such as knock, punch, thump, etc, to treat a person extremely roughly IRELAND, 1922.► play hell with; play merry hell withto cause severe trouble for someone or something UK, 1803.► to hellintensely, when combined with a wish or hope UK, 1891.► to hell with it!used for registering or reinforcing dismissal UK, 1929.► will I hell!used as an expression of strong disagreement. Often applied in the third person: 'will he hell!' or 'will they hell!' UK, 1931
idiomhell► hell's bells► sb is hell-bent on (doing) sth sb is bent on (doing) sthall hell breaks looseused in order to say that a situation suddenly becomes bad, disorganized, or violent:When one of the band members jumped off the stage, all hell broke loose.I left the city when the fighting started, and I don't want to be there when all hell breaks loose again.catch hell AmEAmEspoken to be blamed or punished for doing something:If the contractors do something wrong, I'm the one who catches hell.We'll catch hell for sure if we play badly and miss our goals again on Saturday.come hell or high waterspoken used in order to emphasize that you are determined to do something in spite of any problems or difficulties:I'm going to make him sit down and listen to me, come hell or high water.Come hell or high water, Cronin is going to drive in the race on Saturday.do sth (just) for the hell of itspoken to do something without having any good reason except that you want to do it:We used to climb the neighbour's tree and steal pears, just for the hell of it.I didn't think I'd get the job, but I decided to apply for the hell of it.give 'em hellspoken said when you want to encourage or show support for someone before they do something difficult or frightening, or before they begin a competition:As I walked out on the field I heard my father yell, "Give 'em hell, son!"Don't worry, you'll be OK. Just go in there, be confident, and give 'em hell.give sb hellspoken to shout at someone because you are angry with them or blame them for something:"What did you do when Brian told you what he'd done?" "I gave him hell!"Mom was giving Dad hell. She was saying, "Don't you use that kind of language in front of your children. They don't need to hear that stuff!"go through hell(also go through hell and back)to experience a situation that is extremely difficult or bad, especially one that continues for a long time:The first three days after the accident we went through hell, not knowing if our son would live or die.Now that I've been through hell and back, I realize it was my family that kept me strong.hell for leatherspoken very fast or with a lot of energy:We were driving hell for leather across Texas, trying to make it home for Darlene's wedding.We'll be going hell for leather to play in the Super Bowl, but I'm sure the Buccaneers will be too.hell hath no fury (like a woman scorned)said when a woman is very angry because a man has ended a relationship with her:Did he tell you he'd marry you, when he only wanted your money? Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, does it, Paige?It's best not to mention Sam if you're talking to Josie - hell hath no fury...NoteYou may hear people change the words in this idiom in order to be humorous and to make it fit a particular situationDavid still wasn't speaking to me - hell has no fury like a teenager who doesn't get his way.Hell hath no fury like an unsuspecting mule about to be saddled with two ten-foot kayaks. hell on earthserious situation bad used about a situation, experience, or place that is very unpleasant:The theme park sounded like my idea of hell on earth, but the kids were so excited about going.In Dahl's books for children, the adults are bent on creating hell on earth.hell on wheels AmEAmEspoken used about someone who is difficult to control or deal with because they do whatever they want without caring what people think:Their baby, Sean, is like an angel, but Sara, his sister, is hell on wheels.I'm dreading the interview with Harris - I've heard he's hell on wheels.sth is going to hell in a handbasket AmEAmEused in order to say that a system or organization is quickly becoming worse or being destroyed:Politicians talk about American life with such enthusiasm while the health-care system collapses and the cities go to hell in a handbasket. The whole idea's gone to hell in a handbasket. Nobody wants to cooperate any more.a living hellused about a place or situation that is extremely unpleasant, or where people suffer a lot:By lunchtime, everyone would know how I had screwed up, and then they would make my life a living hell.It has always been his philosophy that life is a living hell with a few laughs thrown in to break the monotony.play (merry) hell (with) BrEBrEto make a lot of trouble or cause a confusing situation:There was nothing to eat but hamburgers, which played hell with my digestion.That dog will play merry hell with the sheep if you let him off the leash.raise hell/Cain1 spoken to complain a lot about something in an angry or noisy way because you are determined to get what you want:I've been raising hell at the last few shareholder meetings because I am totally against the direction they want the company to go in.If we suspend Lawrence, his parents will come down to the school and raise Cain.2 to cause trouble by behaving in an irresponsible way, and being noisy or violent:There's a bunch of people who raise hell and tear down what we've built and repaired in the town.Hanging around the streets and raising hell seems more interesting than getting a boring, low-paid job.hell-raiser: Cole once had a reputation as a hell-raiser but says he's stopped drinking and has settled down.Noteraise Cain is considered more polite than raise hell. be shot/blown to hellspoken if something you have owned, worked on etc for a long time is shot to hell, it is completely ruined:"Thirty-five years shot to hell," Mlinarich said this morning, as he looked at the wreckage of the house that burned to the ground last night.If what Hector said is true, then my theory is blown to hell.there'll be (all) hell to pay(also there'll be merry hell to pay BrE)spoken used in order to tell someone that if they do something, someone will be very angry with them:You'd better have the report ready on Tuesday, or there'll be all hell to pay.There'll be merry hell to pay if my wife finds out about this!to hell with sb/sthdon't carespoken used in order to say that you do not care about someone or something any more:So that's your philosophy of life - to hell with anyone else's feelings, as long as you get what you want.I decided I would be frank, say directly what I wanted, and to hell with it.when/until hell freezes overspoken used in order to say that something will never happen:I'll make another album with this band when hell freezes over."When are you going to apologize to Carl?" "When hell freezes over."
hell1. The brunt of another's anger, often relayed through scolding. If I get home past curfew again, I'm really going to catch hell from my parents! 2. Problems or challenges. This discrepancy in the budget is really giving me hell—I still haven't figured it out. 3. A mild oath of surprise, exasperation, annoyance, frustration, or anger. Hell, I haven't seen you in years! Oh hell, would you let me finish my story? Hell, I just had the car fixed and now you've put a dent in it! *hell and *the devil 1. Inf. a severe scolding. (*Typically: get ~ catch ~ give someone ∼. Use caution with hell.) The boss just gave me hell about it. I'm really going to give Tom hell when he gets home. 2. Inf. trouble; pain. (*Typically: give someone ∼. Use caution with hell.) My arthritis is giving me hell in this weather. This problem is giving us hell at the office. hell1. n. trouble. (Use caution with hell. Common colloquial, but with a few restrictions. One would not expect middle-class children to use this at home. See the complete list of all entries with hell in the Index of Hidden Key Words. Hell as a destination is not considered slang or colloquial. Hell as a curse is colloquial.) I went through all sorts of hell to get this done on time. 2. exclam. Damn! (Usually Hell! Use caution with hell.) Oh, hell. I’m late. hell or/and high water Troubles or difficulties of whatever magnitude: We're staying, come hell or high water. See:- (all) shot to hell
- (as) hot as hell
- (as) sure as hell
- (someone or something) from hell
- (that's) a hell of a note
- a cold day in Hell
- a hell of a
- a hell of a mess
- a hell on earth
- a living hell
- a match made in hell
- a snowball's chance in hell
- a/one hell of a...
- all hell breaks loose
- all hell breaks/is let loose
- all hell broke loose
- all over creation
- all over Hell and half of Georgia
- all over hell's half acre
- as hell
- as much chance as a wax cat in hell
- as sure as hell
- be (all) shot to hell
- be going to hell
- be hell on
- be hell on (one)
- be hell on wheels
- be hell-bent on
- be hell-bent on something/on doing something
- be no screaming hell
- be shot to hell
- be the day hell freezes over
- beat the hell out of
- beat the hell out of (one)
- beat the living daylights out of
- beat the shit out of (one)
- beat/knock/kick the hell out of somebody/something
- been to hell and back
- break loose
- by hell or high water
- catch hell
- come hell or high water
- devil of a
- fight like hell
- for the devil of it
- for the hell of it
- forty minutes of hell
- frighten the hell out of
- frighten the hell out of (one)
- frighten the pants off (of) (one)
- from hell
- from hell to breakfast
- get (the hell) out of Dodge
- get hell
- get the hell out
- get the hell out (of some place)
- give (one) hell
- give hell to
- give somebody hell
- give someone hell
- give them hell
- go hell for leather
- go through hell
- go through hell and high water
- go to hell
- go to hell and back
- go to hell in a bucket
- go to hell in a handbasket
- go to hell in a handbasket, to
- go to hell in a handcart
- go to the devil/hell
- have been to hell and back
- have hell to pay
- have no chance in hell
- have the devil to pay
- he that would go to sea for pleasure would go to hell for a pastime
- He that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime
- hell
- Hell and half of Georgia
- hell and high water
- hell around
- hell for leather
- Hell has no fury like a (certain type of person) scorned
- hell has no fury like a woman scorned
- hell hath no fury
- hell hath no fury like a (certain type of person) scorned
- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
- hell is paved with good intentions, the road/way to
- hell mend (one)
- hell of a
- hell of a (person or thing)
- hell of a lot of (something)
- hell of a mess
- hell of a note
- hell of a someone/something
- hell of a time
- hell on
- hell on (someone or something)
- hell on a holiday
- hell on earth
- hell on wheels
- hell or high water
- hell or high water, come
- hell raiser
- hell to pay
- hell to pay, there'll be
- hell week
- hell with that!
- hell/the devil to pay
- Hell’s bells and buckets of blood!
- hell-bent for
- hell-bent for (something)
- hell-bent for leather
- heller
- hellhole
- hell-on-wheels
- hellpig
- hellraiser
- hell's bells
- hell's bells and buckets of blood
- Hell's bells!
- hell's half acre
- Hell's Kitchen
- hell's teeth
- hot as blazes
- hot as hell
- in (the) Sam Hill?
- in one hell of a hurry
- It'll be a cold day in hell
- it'll be a frosty Friday
- kick the hell out of (one)
- knock the hell out of
- knock the hell out of (one)
- like a bat out of hell
- like hell
- like hell and high lightning
- Like hell!
- like the devil
- living hell
- living hell, a
- mad as a hornet
- mad as hell
- no screaming hell
- not a cat in hell's chance
- not a hope in hell
- not have a (snowball's) chance in hell
- not have a cat in hell's chance
- not have a chance in hell (of doing something)
- not have a hope in hell
- not have a hope in hell (of doing something)
- not have a snowball's chance in hell
- not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell
- once hell freezes over
- one hell of a (something or someone)
- play (merry) hell with (someone or something)
- play hell
- play hell with
- play hell with somebody/something
- play hell with someone/something
- play hell with something
- play merry hell
- put (one) through hell
- quicker than hell
- raise Cain
- raise Cain/hell
- raise hell
- raise hell with (someone or something)
- raise hell with someone
- raise hell with something
- raise the devil with someone
- raise the devil with something
- ride hell (bent) for leather, to
- road to hell is paved with good intentions
- road to hell is paved with good intentions, the
- scare the hell out of (one)
- scare the hell out of someone
- scare, annoy, etc. the hell out of somebody
- see (one) in hell before (doing something)
- see (one) in hell first
- see somebody in hell first
- shoot (someone or something) (all) to hell
- shoot to hell
- shot full of holes
- shot to hell
- snowball’s chance in hell
- snowball's chance in hell, a
- snowball's chance in hell, no more than/not a
- someone or something from hell
- sure as hell
- the hell out of
- the hell with (someone or something)
- the hell you say
- The hell you say!
- the road to hell is paved with good intentions
- there will be hell to pay
- there'll be hell to pay
- through hell and high water
- till hell freezes over
- to hell and back
- to hell and gone
- to hell in a handbasket
- to hell with
- to hell with (someone or something)
- to hell with somebody/something
- To hell with that!
- until hell freezes over
- what in hell
- what in the hell
- What in the hell?
- what the hell
- what the hell!
- What the hell?
- when hell freezes over
- Who in the hell?
- Who the hell?
- would see (someone) in hell before (one) would (do something)
- You scared the hell out of me
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