Adverb: like hell
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- With great speed, effort or intensity; used for emphasis
"worked like hell to get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell";
- like mad [informal], like crazy [informal], like sin [informal], like thunder [informal], like the devil [informal]
- Used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated
"says he'll help me? Like hell he will!";
- like fun [N. Amer, archaic]