hell-for-leather

¹hell–for–leather

adv

Definition of HELL-FOR-LEATHER

: in a hell-for-leather manner : at full speed <rode hell–for–leather down the trail>

First Known Use of HELL-FOR-LEATHER

1889

Related to HELL-FOR-LEATHER

Synonyms: apace, briskly, chop-chop, double-quick, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, hell-for-leather, hot, lickety-split, posthaste, presto, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, snappily, soon, speedily, swift, swiftly

Antonyms: slow, slowly

Related Words: immediately, promptly, readily; impetuously, impulsively, rashly, recklessly; abruptly, suddenly; energetically, vigorously

Near Antonyms: laggardly, lingeringly, ploddingly, sluggishly; deliberately, leisurely; belatedly, delinquently, tardily

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