دیکشنری فارسی

like hell

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

The phrase 'like hell' is an idiomatic expression that originated in the early 20th century. It uses 'hell' as a metaphor for something that is unlikely or impossible.

مثال

  • I'm not going to that party, like hell I am!
  • He said he would pay me back, but like hell he will.
  • She claimed she didn't know anything, but I knew she was lying like hell.

تعریف انگلیسی

adverb
  1. 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”
  2. used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated “says he'll help me? Like hell he will!”

همین دیکشنری روی گوشی

همهٔ ۲۹۱٬۲۱۲ واژه، بدون نیاز به اینترنت.

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