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
Partch and others have been trying like the dickens to save it.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2020
“We fought like the dickens over a lot of issues,” he said, recalling “heated arguments.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 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
So I went to Suffolk looking for Frances and her mother who could cook like the dickens.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
