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 result was a cube that could really pack down and cash in on the breathability of the mesh but also was just strong as hell. —

Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024 At the heart of his own clairvoyance and mediumship was an understanding that God was benevolent — too good to ever create something so awful as hell or eternal damnation. —

Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for as hell