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hell-for-leather
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Princeton's WordNet
hell-for-leatheradverb
at breakneck speed
"they were travelling hell-for-leather"
Wiktionary
hell-for-leatheradverb
as fast as possible; recklessly fast
He rode hell-for-leather to catch up with the stagecoach.
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hell-for-leather
"Hell-for-leather" is an idiomatic phrase primarily used in British English. It refers to pursuing something in a reckless or furious manner, typically at top speed or with utmost determination, without any regard for the danger or risks involved. The phase originally came from horseback riding, where the rider would ride as fast as possible, being hard on the horse's "leather" or saddles.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hell-for-leather in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hell-for-leather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Translations for hell-for-leather
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- الجحيم مقابل الجلودArabic
- peklo-pro-kůžíCzech
- helvede-til-læderDanish
- HGerman
- κόλαση-για-δέρμαGreek
- infernal de cueroSpanish
- جهنم برای چرمPersian
- hell-for-nahkaFinnish
- enfer pour cuirFrench
- नरक के लिए चमड़ेHindi
- pokol a bőrHungarian
- neraka-untuk-kulitIndonesian
- inferno-per-pelleItalian
- לעזאזל-עבור-עורHebrew
- 地獄-用革Japanese
- 지옥에 대한 가죽Korean
- inferni pro corio,Latin
- hel-voor-leerDutch
- helvete-for-lærNorwegian
- Hell-o-skóryPolish
- hell-de-couroPortuguese
- iad-pentru-pieleRomanian
- ад-для-коRussian
- hell-fSwedish
- நரகத்தில்-க்கு தோல்Tamil
- นรกสำหรับหนังThai
- cehennem-for-deriTurkish
- ад-для-шкіриUkrainian
- جہنم چمڑے کے لئے،Urdu
- địa ngục-cho-daVietnamese
- גענעם-פֿאַר-לעדערYiddish
- 拼命地Chinese
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