hell-for-leather
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: in a hell-for-leather manner : at full speed rode hell-for-leather down the trail
hell-for-leather
adjectiveDefinition of hell-for-leather (Entry 2 of 2)
: marked by determined recklessness, great speed, or lack of restraint a cocky, hell-for-leather fighting man— H. H. Martin
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