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by hell

by hell prepositional phrase: exclamation of shock or surprise.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (vulgar) Exclamation of shock or surprise.
    • By hell, she's thick!

Questions about by hell

What does by hell mean?
By hell means exclamation of shock or surprise.
What part of speech is by hell?
By hell is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by hell in the dictionary

  1. by half
  2. by halves
  3. by hand
  4. by heart
  5. by heavens
  6. by hell
  7. by hook and by crook
  8. by hook or by crook
  9. by hook or crook
  10. by in large
  11. by inches

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