like heck

prepositional phrase

minced form of like hell.

“You'd better run like heck!”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. emphaticintensifierminced form of like hell.

    You'd better run like heck!

Cite this entry
APA

like heck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20heck

MLA

“like heck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20heck. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like heck,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20heck.

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