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
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
If it’s about a giant, overgrown elf, can you provide a star who can dance, sing, cavort like the dickens and keep a crowd charmed for an entire evening?
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2012
My arms and back complained like the dickens as I refilled the wash boiler, kept the water hot, rubbed grimy clothes on the washboard, wrung them out, and hung them to dry.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
