Meanings
alternative the seven hells out of
- not comparablesometimesvulgarUsed as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
‘An’ th’ dumblasted rascal hed to go an’ git gay wi’ June. Dick turned to an’ hammered seven hells out o’ his mug an’ hove him out on deck—’
1930, Captain Dingle, “In Conclusion” (chapter 34), in Seaworthy, Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, page 274Synonyms: the hell out of, seven bells out of, seven bells out of, the bejeebers out of, the bejesus out of, the crap out of, the daylight out of, the daylights out of
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbUsed as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
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