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The play is called “Love of the Game” because, basically, the receiver just runs like the dickens and hopes to draw enough attention to free up other receivers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2022

Partch and others have been trying like the dickens to save it.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2020

This would not be too bad, except we have very high ceilings and it echoes like the dickens.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2019

“He’s a human being. Little mistakes are made, different words are used – and everybody does it. As far as I can see, he’s trying the dickens to do a good job.”

From The Guardian • May 19, 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




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