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hell for leather

hell for leather is the less common form of hell-for-leather.

Meaning of hell-for-leather

Adverb

hell-for-leather (not comparable)

  1. As fast as possible; recklessly fast.
    • He rode hell-for-leather to catch up with the stagecoach.

Questions about hell for leather

What is hell for leather the less common form of?
Hell for leather is the less common form of hell-for-leather.

Words near hell for leather in the dictionary

  1. hell chicken
  2. hell chickens
  3. Hell Corner
  4. hell fire bean
  5. hell fire beans
  6. hell for leather
  7. hell from above
  8. hell gate
  9. hell has no fury like a woman scorned
  10. hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
  11. hell hole

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