| 单词 | hell for leather |
| 释义 | hell for leatherphrase See full dictionary entry for hellIf you say that someone is going hell for leather, you are emphasizing that they are doing something or are moving very quickly and perhaps carelessly. [informal, emphasis] The first horse often goes hell for leather, hits a few fences but gets away withit. They've been going hell for leather, trying to record as much as they can. Synonyms: headlong, speedily, quickly, swiftly More Synonyms of hell for leather hell for leather in British Englishat great speed hell-for-leather in American English (ˈhɛlˈfər lɛðər) Slang adjective 1. with all of one's energy, will, etc.; with wholehearted or reckless determination 2. at full speed or with great speed a hell-for-leather chase adverb 3. in a hell-for-leather manner or fashion Synonyms of 'hell for leather'headlong, speedily, quickly, swiftly More Synonyms of hell for leather (idiom) Definition at great speed The first horse often goes hell for leather. Synonyms headlong He ran headlong for the open door. speedily This review is being conducted as speedily as possible. quickly She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above. swiftly Lenny moved swiftly and silently across the front lawn. hurriedly students hurriedly taking notes at the double full-tilt pell-mell We all rushed pell-mell into the kitchen. hotfoot She arrived hotfoot from the office. at a rate of knots like a bat out of hell (slang) posthaste The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste. Additional synonymsin the sense of hotfoot Definition with all possible speed She arrived hotfoot from the office. Synonyms speedily, quickly, hastily, hurriedly, helter-skelter, pell-mell, posthastein the sense of hurriedly students hurriedly taking notes Synonyms hastily, quickly, briskly, speedily, in a rush, at the double, hurry-scurry in the sense of pell-mell Definition in a confused headlong rush We all rushed pell-mell into the kitchen. Synonyms helter-skelter, rashly, hastily, hurriedly, recklessly, full tilt, precipitously, impetuously, heedlessly, posthasteNearby words of |
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