the dickens
Example Sentences
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Her best bet, she decided, was to listen for the telltale squeak of her mailbox lid when the letter carrier stopped by in the afternoon and scream like the dickens.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021
The youngster “impressed the dickens out of me,” Eberhart said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021
The way the Rams’ game imploded should scare the dickens out of L.A.’s players and coaches.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2020
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Farmer and former Nebraska senator Norm Wallman: ‘Anything to get the ball rolling . You can plant it early in the spring, and it’s tough as the dickens.’
From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2016
And this London address you’ve given me—what the dickens are you doing there?
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
