like 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
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
This would not be too bad, except we have very high ceilings and it echoes like the dickens.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2019
It’s not only a sentimental keepsake; if you look at how overstuffed it is, it’s a reminder of how he worked like the dickens into his 70s and 80s.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2015
Prior to coming to sabotage school, Dasch was always "hungry like the dickens," and he made sure to carefully divvy up his bread ration and carry it with him.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
