hell-on-wheels
hell on wheels
Extremely difficult, unpleasant, or aggressive. That woman is hell on wheels when she's angry, so don't let her into my office. I can already tell that this client is going to be hell on wheels to work for.
See also: hell, on, wheel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hell-on-wheels
n. a very impressive person or thing; an extreme type of person or thing. (Use caution with hell.) This little machine is hell-on-wheels for general woodworking purposes.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- go from bad to worse
- from bad to worse
- like pulling teeth
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- learn (something) the hard way
- learn the hard way
- get (something) over with
- get it over with
- find (something) out the hard way