the dickens
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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
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
He knows that “An Inconvenient Truth” scared the dickens out of some people.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2017
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
“I’m sorry for that, and ought to thank him for not shaking me, I suppose. What the dickens does the fellow expect?” and the old gentleman looked a trifle ashamed of his own testiness.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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