the dickens
Example Sentences
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The way the Rams’ game imploded should scare the dickens out of L.A.’s players and coaches.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2020
Partch and others have been trying like the dickens to save it.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2020
This would not be too bad, except we have very high ceilings and it echoes like the dickens.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2019
“I thought, ‘What in the dickens is that?’ ” he said in his video account.
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2016
She took a drink of her soda, and I took a drink of mine, pretending to study the dickens out of that map.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
