the dickens
Example Sentences
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Boras and Belly became Boris and Natasha, a joke that hurt the Boys In Blue like the dickens.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023
Partch and others have been trying like the dickens to save it.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2020
“I thought, ‘What in the dickens is that?’ ” he said in his video account.
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2016
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 hurt like the dickens but I gritted my teeth and walked on.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
