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hell
noun- used widely in oaths, and to reinforce imprecations, and questions (often rhetorical) of impatience and irritation UK, 1596
- The men of D company were discussing the question of why in hell they had had no beer, or at least soda, for a whole month when I arrived on their hill. — The Guardian, 9 March 1971
- Where the hell’s the high school? — Billie Letts, Where the Heart Is, p. 42, 1998
- They didn’t care about math. Who the hell could remember this stuff when they were at 25,000 feet? — Robert Coram, Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War, 2002
- I wish I could find what the hell I was put on this earth to do. — Po Bronson, What Should I Do with My Life, 2002
- crack cocaine UK
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 282, 2003
▶ for the hell of it; for the sheer hell of it; just for the hell of it
simply for the pleasure or experience of doing something; also applied to reckless behaviour UK, 1934- [I]t would be a bit casual if it just ran a referendum for the hell of it. — The Observer, 1 June 2003
▶ from hell
used for intensifying US, 1965
Humorous, hyperbolic.- We were ushers from hell. Nobody smoked in our section. — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 4, Spring 1989
- “I know, Lacey,” I said. “They’re the all-time Parents from Hell.” — C.D. Payne, Youth in Revolt, p. 256, 1993
▶ get the hell out; get the hell out of here (or somewhere)
to leave, usually with some haste US- Then they heard the North Vietnamese shout: “It’s something like la-ri, la-ri, it means let’s get the hell out of here.” — The Guardian, 9 March 1971
▶ hell out of
when combined with a verb of violent action, such as knock, punch, thump, etc, to treat a person extremely roughly IRELAND, 1922- Presumably the President [George W. Bush]’s Prayer, unlike the Lord’s, wastes no breath on forgiveness, but urges the faithful to bomb the hell out of those towel-heads, Amen! — The Observer, 23 September 2001
▶ play hell with; play merry hell with
to cause severe trouble for someone or something UK, 1803- And it was going to play merry hell with schemes of revenge. — Jane Feather, Velvet, 1994
- The acceleration played hell with the Chief’s inner ear. — Eric Nylund, First Strike, p. 45, 2003
▶ to hell
intensely, when combined with a wish or hope UK, 1891- I hope to hell my present shrink can help me work this out[.] — Anna Holmes, Hell Hath No Fury, p. 96, 2002
▶ to hell with it!
used for registering or reinforcing dismissal UK, 1929- Maybe the fact that she’s more methodical I find trying, but never enough to say “to hell with it”. — Sally Cline, Couples, p. 65, 1998
▶ will I hell!
used as an expression of strong disagreement UK, 1931 Often applied in the third person: “will he hell!” or “will they hell!” |