the dickens
Example Sentences
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Boras and Belly became Boris and Natasha, a joke that hurt the Boys In Blue like the dickens.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023
And how the dickens did he get on the debate stage?
From Slate • Aug. 23, 2023
The youngster “impressed the dickens out of me,” Eberhart said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021
“We fought like the dickens over a lot of issues,” he said, recalling “heated arguments.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019
She clutched her heart and said, “Charlie! Lordy! You scared the dickens out of me.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
