HyperDic: like_the_devil

English > 1 sense of the expression like the devil:
ADVERBalllike the devil, like hell, like mad, like crazy, like sin, like thunderwith great speed or effort or intensity
English > like the devil: 1 sense > adverb 1
MeaningWith great speed or effort or intensity.
Example "fought like the devil"
Synonymslike hell, like mad, like crazy, like sin, like thunder
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression

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