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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The three books so far are deeply romantic, gorgeously tragic, smart as hell, and written in this absurd baroque, irreverent language. —

Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Spending 30 minutes sloshing around in poop is a surefire way to get sick as hell. —

Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2024 The showdown scenes are fun as hell — especially the ones in the dark hallways of the mansion — and as always, Neal McDonough is there to seethe with menace as the top-tier mad scientist baddie. —

Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for as hell