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hell-for-leather
[ hel-fer-leth-er ]
adjective
- characterized by reckless determination or breakneck speed:
The sheriff led the posse in a hell-for-leather chase.
adverb
- in a hell-for-leather manner; hellbent:
motorcycles roaring hell-for-leather down the turnpike.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hell-for-leather1
First recorded in 1885–90
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