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hell-for-leather
hell-for-leath·er (hĕl′fər-lĕth′ər)adv. & adj. Informal At breakneck speed: "The journey back he made along the coast road, traveling hell-for-leather" (Idival Jones).hell′-for-leath′er
Informal. adj. 1. characterized by reckless determination or breakneck speed: a hell-for-leather chase. adv. 2. in a hell-for-leather manner; hellbent. [1885–90] Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | hell-for-leather - at breakneck speed; "they were travelling hell-for-leather" |
hell-for-leatheradjectiveInformal. Characterized by great celerity:breakneck, expeditious, fast, fleet, quick, rapid, speedy, swift.Idiom: quick as a bunny.adverbInformal. In a rapid way:apace, fast, posthaste, quick, quickly.Informal: flat out, lickety-split, pronto.Idioms: full tilt, in a flash, in nothing flat, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind, like wildfire.hell-for-leather
Synonyms for hell-for-leatheradj characterized by great celeritySynonyms- breakneck
- expeditious
- fast
- fleet
- quick
- rapid
- speedy
- swift
adv in a rapid waySynonyms- apace
- fast
- posthaste
- quick
- quickly
- flat out
- lickety-split
- pronto
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