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hell for leather hell for leatherVery quickly or as quickly as possible. When her ex-boyfriend walked into the party, Patty went hell for leather to get out of there.See also: hell, leatherhell for leather mainly BRITISH1. If you go hell for leather, you move very quickly, and often recklessly. They ran hell for leather to catch up. We bought a map, filled up and drove hell for leather to Lisbon. Note: You can also use hell-for-leather before a noun. There was a hell-for-leather dash to get the train.2. If you do something hell for leather, you do it very quickly and energetically. Once I decide to write a play, I go for it hell for leather. Note: This expression may originally have related to horse riding. `Leather' would refer to a saddle. See also: hell, leatherhell for leather as fast as possible. This phrase dates from the late 19th century, and originally referred to riding a horse at reckless speed.See also: hell, leatherhell for ˈleather (old-fashioned, British English, informal) with the greatest possible speed, energy, etc: I saw a man going hell for leather down the street, with two policemen running after him.This is from horse riding. A rider can hit a horse with a strip of leather to make it run faster.See also: hell, leather |