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in the seven hells

in the seven hells prepositional phrase: used as an intensifier after an interrogative pronoun.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Used as an intensifier after an interrogative pronoun.
    • Do the shops in Phlan give different prices for stuff, i.e. is it worth me shopping around, or just using my favourite shops, the route to which I've memorised? ¶ And how in the seven hells do you pronounce Phlan anyway?1999 September 5, Eidolon Dragon, “Pool Of Radiance”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.dragons (Usenet)

Synonyms of in the seven hells

Forms of in the seven hells

alternative formin seven hells

Questions about in the seven hells

What does in the seven hells mean?
In the seven hells means used as an intensifier after an interrogative pronoun.
What part of speech is in the seven hells?
In the seven hells is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the seven hells in the dictionary

  1. in the same breath
  2. in the same shoes
  3. in the same vain
  4. in the same vane
  5. in the same vein
  6. in the seven hells
  7. in the shadow of
  8. in the shit
  9. in the shitter
  10. in the shoes of
  11. in the short run

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