as hell

idiom

informal + somewhat impolite

—used to make a statement more forceful

They were mad as hell.

We've been working as hard as hell to finish on schedule.

"Can you finish on schedule?" "We'll sure as hell try."

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All of those happened at Olivia Rodrigo’s first arena tour — but her favorite part of the show was when those eardrum-rattling cries were, in fact, mad as hell. —

Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024 While his accent is still shaky as hell, Hardy brings a believable weariness to Eddie this time around that feels right for a man who’s been living with an alien infection for about a year. —

Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024 On the plus side, Libras are known for seeing all sides of a situation, which, unfortunately, is an easy way to overthink everything and become indecisive as hell. —

Anna Borges, SELF, 3 Oct. 2024 Emma’s writing is totally unique; cynical yet tender, embarrassingly tragic and yet shockingly funny, razor sharp, twisted, awkward as hell and just very, very weird. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for as hell