hell

[US]/hel/
[UK]/hel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a place or situation of great suffering or misery.

Phrases & Collocations

raise hell

like hell

in hell

as hell

go to hell

be hell on

to hell with

hell on wheels

hell to pay

by hell

hell for leather

Example Sentences

the hell you are!.

That's a hell of a good motorcar.

I'll burn in hell for disbelief.

went through hell on the job.

gave the student hell for cheating.

was hell-bent on winning.

How the hell can I go? You did one hell of a job. He ran like hell to catch the bus.

We did it for the sheer hell of it.

out all night helling around.

Driving in a hilly town is hell on the brakes.

If we're wrong, there'll be hell to pay.

a sensitive liberal mentality can be hell on a marriage.

she got hell on the way home.

let's all get the hell out of here.

it cost us a hell of a lot of money.

like hell, he thought.

he was one hell of a snappy dresser.

Real-world Examples

What the hell, man! I liked her!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

And then I said to hell with them, to hell with everything.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2018

Your girl is a hell of a tango dancer.

Source: Classic movies

I mean, hell, even your future bloodline.

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

Here we go. Okay, give them hell.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

What the hell are they doing here?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

Who the hell were you talking to?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

You scared the hell out of me!

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

What the hell did you just say?

Source: Our Day This Season 1

Noblemen. Shut the hell up and listen.

Source: Lost Girl Season 3

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