like hell
AdverbWordNet 3.0
Adverb (2)
- with great speed or effort or intensity“drove like crazy”“worked like hell to get the job done”“ran like sin for the storm cellar”“work like thunder”“fought like the devil”Synonyms: like helllike madlike crazylike sinlike thunderlike the devil
- used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated“says he'll help me? Like hell he will!”Synonyms: like hell