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    [Adverb]  | "hell-for-leath*er" | \ ˈhel-fər-ˈle-ṯẖər \


    1: in a hell-for-leather manner : at full speed


    Origin: 1889 ;

    [Adjective]  | "hell-for-leather" 


    1: marked by determined recklessness, great speed, or lack of restraint


    Origin: 1920 ;

    [Adjective]  | "hell-for-leather" 


    1: having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions;


      * e.g., " ... having been behind for most of the race, the stock car driver made a hell-for-leather dash to the finish "





    [Adverb]  | "hell-for-leather" 


    1: with great speed;


      * e.g., " ... we ran hell-for-leather out of that spooky house "





     [ "hell for leather" ]

    1: Also hell-for-leather. To ride or race at a breakneck speed. To ride recklessly or with abandon.

      * e.g.,  ... While racing my Honda CBR, I came around that corner riding hell for leather. 

     [ "Hell For Leather" ]

    1: 1) taking on someone/something & beating them up badly. 2) going berzerk on someone/something

      * e.g.,  ... Jake went hell for leather at his opponent, landing punches after punches relentlessly. 

     [ "Hell For Leather" ]

    1: 1) taking on someone/something & beating them up badly. 2) going berzerk on someone/something

      * e.g.,  ... Jake went hell for leather at his opponent, landing punches after punches relentlessly. 

     [ "Hell bent for leather" ]

    1: Determined to accomplish a task at any price.

      * e.g.,  ... The Tory's were all hell bent for leather about passing the bill. 

     [ "hell bent for leather" ]

    1: To be totally metal, generally related to Judas Priest, motorcycles, and being fast.

      * e.g.,  ... That dude looked like he was hell bent for leather. 

     [ "hell for leather" ]

    1: to get jacked off with extreme ferocity

      * e.g.,  ... Puggy McTerrible was going hell for leather and I couldn't quite believe my luck 

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