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English Idioms :: hell
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HELL - See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL FREEZES OVER, WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER. |
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Traditional English :: hell
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HELL - n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. 2 a place or state of misery or wickedness. 3 colloq. used as an exclamation of surprise or annoyance (who the hell are you?; a hell of a mess). 4 US colloq. fun; high spirits. beat (or knock etc.) the hell out of colloq. beat etc. without restraint. come hell or high water no matter what the difficulties. for the hell of it colloq. for fun; on impulse. get (or catch) hell colloq. be severely scolded or punished. give a person hell colloq. scold or punish or make things difficult for a person. hell-bent (foll. by on) recklessly determined. hell-cat a spiteful violent woman. hell-fire the fire or fires regarded as existing in hell. hell for leather at full speed. hell-hole an oppressive or unbearable place. hell-hound a fiend. hell's angel a member of a gang of male motor-cycle enthusiasts notorious for outrageous and violent behaviour. like hell colloq.
1 not at all.
2 recklessly, exceedingly. not a hope in hell colloq. no chance at all. play hell (or merry hell) with colloq. be upsetting or disruptive to. what the hell colloq. it is of no importance. hell-like adj. hellward adv. & adj. [OE hel, hell f. Gmc] |
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Related Words
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yah
ac
dc
bells
highway
anatomy
angels
angle
bat
out
meat
loaf
belles
boy
canyon
convent
cowboys
from
divine
revelation
earth
etiquette
eagle
freeze
over
hath
no
fury
montgomery
gentry
yeah
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Most Often Usage
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hell yah
ac dc hell bells
ac dc highway to hell
anatomy of hell
hell angels
hell angle
bat out of hell
meat loaf bat out of hell
hell belles
hell boy
hell canyon
convent of hell
cowboys from hell
divine revelation of hell
hell on earth
etiquette hell
eagle hell freeze over
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