| 单词 | to hell and back |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hell and back (again) f. to hell and back (again): to the greatest or an overwhelming extent; for a very long way; forever. ΚΠ 1844 Subterranean 14 Dec. 4/3 To set off Bascom's preaching talents, Clay remarked that Bascom ‘could preach his rival to hell and back again, in less than no time!’ 1866 F. Moore Anecd., Poetry & Incidents of War 217/1 Fight the Southern Confederacy to hell and back. 1888 Christian Advocate 19 Jan. 39/3 A few days ago I heard a young man say to a companion who complained of a slight lameness in walking ‘I can walk to hell and back’. a1979 B. D'J. Pancake Stories (1983) 137 She's totaled to hell and back, but the engine's perfect. 1997 J. Noon in S. Champion Disco Biscuits 180 The latest twelve-inchers, scratching them to hell and back and mixing like a maniac on the twindecks. < as lemmas |
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