| 词汇 | hell for leather |
| 释义 | hell for leatherVery quickly or as quickly as possible. When her ex-boyfriend walked into the party, Patty went hell for leather to get out of there. hell for leathermainly BRITISH1. If you go hell for leather, you move very quickly, and often recklessly. They ran hell for leather to catch up. We bought a map, filled up and drove hell for leather to Lisbon. Note: You can also use hell-for-leather before a noun. There was a hell-for-leather dash to get the train. 2. If you do something hell for leather, you do it very quickly and energetically. Once I decide to write a play, I go for it hell for leather. Note: This expression may originally have related to horse riding. `Leather' would refer to a saddle. hell for leatheras fast as possible.This phrase dates from the late 19th century, and originally referred to riding a horse at reckless speed. hell for ˈleather(old-fashioned, British English, informal) with the greatest possible speed, energy, etc: I saw a man going hell for leather down the street, with two policemen running after him.This is from horse riding. A rider can hit a horse with a strip of leather to make it run faster. |
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