like the dickens
Example Sentences
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Boras and Belly became Boris and Natasha, a joke that hurt the Boys In Blue like the dickens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
“We fought like the dickens over a lot of issues,” he said, recalling “heated arguments.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
This would not be too bad, except we have very high ceilings and it echoes like the dickens.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2019
They want someone who is going to get up everyday and fight like the dickens for them!”
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2013
It hurt like the dickens but I gritted my teeth and walked on.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
