like hell
With extreme intensity
Like hell is an intensifier expressing vehement denial or extreme degree.
As denial, it rejects what someone has said: Like hell you will; "I paid for dinner." "Like hell you did.".
As intensifier, it means furiously or with great effort: We ran like hell, It hurt like hell.
The phrase is mildly vulgar.
- tenaciouslyWith stubborn persistence
- furiouslyIn an enraged manner
- no wayEmphatic denial
- wildlyWithout control or moderation
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
not a chance · over my dead body · fat chance · in your dreams · determinedly · vehemently · absolutely not · fiercely · not on your life · not in a million years · never · tirelessly · when pigs fly · impossible · defiantly · screaming bloody murder · doggedly · resolutely
like hellabsolutely
Completely, without exception
definitely · damn right · for sure · you bet · of course
like hellgently
In a mild manner
leisurely · slowly · calmly · half-heartedly · at a snail's pace
like, hell, likewise, likeness, hellish, likeable, hells, hellion, hellishly