the dickens
Example Sentences
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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
“We fought like the dickens over a lot of issues,” he said, recalling “heated arguments.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019
This would not be too bad, except we have very high ceilings and it echoes like the dickens.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2019
He knows that “An Inconvenient Truth” scared the dickens out of some people.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2017
She took a drink of her soda, and I took a drink of mine, pretending to study the dickens out of that map.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
