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HELL-FOR-LEATHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hell-for-leather mean?
• HELL-FOR-LEATHER (adverb)
The adverb HELL-FOR-LEATHER has 1 sense:
1. at breakneck speed
Familiarity information: HELL-FOR-LEATHER used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
At breakneck speed
Context example:
they were travelling hell-for-leather
Pertainym:
breakneck (moving at very high speed)
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