the dickens
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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
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
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
It's pitch-dark, the curtains drawn, and hotter than the dickens.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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