in the seven hells

Meanings

prepositional phrase

Used as an intensifier after an interrogative pronoun.
Do the shops in Phlan give different prices for stuff, i.e. is it worth me shopping around, or just using my favourite shops, the route to which I've memorised? ¶ And how in the seven hells do you pronounce Phlan anyway?
1999 September 5, Eidolon Dragon, “Pool Of Radiance”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.dragons (Usenet)
Synonyms: in the hell, the hell

prepositional phraseUsed as an intensifier after an interrogative pronoun.

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