like the devil

like the devil
*like the devil & *like the dickens & *like hell
Fig. with a fury; in a great hurry; with a lot of activity. (*Typically: fight \like the devil; run \like the devil; scream \like the devil; thrash around\like the devil.) •

We were working like the dickens when the rain started and made us quit for the day.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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