from hell to breakfast

from hell to breakfast

Across a wide area. The cops are looking from hell to breakfast for you—you better stay in hiding a while longer.
See also: breakfast, hell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

from hell to breakfast

Rur. from one end of the earth to the other; all over; everywhere. (Use with caution.) We searched from hell to breakfast, but never did find the runaway kid. I tracked that deer from hell to breakfast, but never got a shot at it.
See also: breakfast, hell
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • hell and high water
  • be hell on
  • be hell on (one)
  • hell of a
  • hell of a (person or thing)
  • hell of a someone/something
  • a hell of a
  • be hell on wheels
  • a dog's breakfast/dinner
  • brekkie
References in classic literature
Any jackass gets aboard one and runs it from hell to breakfast, blowin' his whistle to beat the band and tellin' the rest of the world to look out for him, because he's comin' and can't look out for himself!
The Sea Wolf
They used to be for or against the NHS - Nye Bevan got demonised from hell to breakfast for introducing it- but now every party claims to be its staunchest defender.
I hope Gordon Brown sleeps well because he has every reason to; OPINION: thepensioner
"From Hell to Breakfast" is the story of Bil Hardy, a woman with no shortage of problems in her life.
From Hell to Breakfast
The sequel, From Hell to Breakfast, should be out in March....
Joan Opyr: author