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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By Alphonse Pierre February 28, 2025 Image by Chris Panicker
The best rap beats are nerdy as hell.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
The TVs are boxy as hell to tell the audience, This is the past.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Tedesco came in to this conclave mad as hell, similar to how The Brutalist made a huge splash early in its awards campaign, receiving major awards with critics’ voting bodies and at the Globes.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Related Donkey Kong Country Returns is a little easier on the Switch — but still hard as hell
Crediting is an industry-wide issue, and this isn’t the first time Nintendo has come under scrutiny for its crediting decisions.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025
The TVs are boxy as hell to tell the audience, This is the past.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Tedesco came in to this conclave mad as hell, similar to how The Brutalist made a huge splash early in its awards campaign, receiving major awards with critics’ voting bodies and at the Globes.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Related Donkey Kong Country Returns is a little easier on the Switch — but still hard as hell
Crediting is an industry-wide issue, and this isn’t the first time Nintendo has come under scrutiny for its crediting decisions.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2025
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“As hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20hell. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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