as hell
idiom
informal + somewhat impolite
—used to make a statement more forceful
They were mad as hell.
We've been working as hard as hell to finish on schedule.
"Can you finish on schedule?" "We'll sure as hell try."
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Now that Ben and Matt and their team have set their sights firmly on the high bar of the theatrical market, Sony is lucky as hell to be partnering with them.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Oof, this convo between Jay and Demetrius is tense as hell.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 June 2025
Raw, irreverent and funny as hell, this is a slim volume that punches powerfully.
—Fran Littlewood
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Though the song still felt warm, soothing and hooky as hell, the group’s earlier spirit of triumph, jubilation, defiance, energy and above all, togetherness, had largely disappeared.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 June 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Oof, this convo between Jay and Demetrius is tense as hell.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 June 2025
Raw, irreverent and funny as hell, this is a slim volume that punches powerfully.
—Fran Littlewood
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Though the song still felt warm, soothing and hooky as hell, the group’s earlier spirit of triumph, jubilation, defiance, energy and above all, togetherness, had largely disappeared.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 June 2025
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“As hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20hell. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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