the dickens
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The youngster “impressed the dickens out of me,” Eberhart said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
There now are about a dozen post offices, he said, and it feels like “they’re trying like the dickens to shut those down.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
“We fought like the dickens over a lot of issues,” he said, recalling “heated arguments.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
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
She clutched her heart and said, “Charlie! Lordy! You scared the dickens out of me.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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