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hell

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*hell and *the devil 
1. Inf. a severe scolding. (*Typically: get ~ catch ~ give someone ∼. Use caution with hell.) The boss just gave me hell about it. I'm really going to give Tom hell when he gets home.
2. Inf. trouble; pain. (*Typically: give someone ∼. Use caution with hell.) My arthritis is giving me hell in this weather. This problem is giving us hell at the office.
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a hell of a
a hell of a lot of
a hell of a mess
a living hell
all hell breaks loose
all hell broke loose
all over creation
as hell
be hell on wheels
be hell-bent on
be shot to hell
beat the hell out of
catch hell
come hell or high water
fight like hell
for the devil of it
for the hell of it
frighten the hell out of
from hell
from hell to breakfast
get the hell out
get the hell out of
give hell
Give them hell!
go hell for leather
go through hell
go to hell
go to hell in a bucket
go to hell in a handbasket
Go to hell!
have a cat in hell's chance
have a chance in hell
have a snowball's chance in hell
have been to hell and back
have the devil to pay
He that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime
hell
hell around
hell breaks loose
Hell hath no fury
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
hell of a note
hell on a holiday
hell on earth
hell on wheels
hell to pay
hell with that!
Hell's bells!
hell-bent for
hell-bent for leather
hot as fire
It'll be a cold day in hell
knock the hell out of
like a bat out of hell
like hell
like hell and high lightning
like the devil
mad as a hornet
not have a chance in hell
not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell
play hell
play hell with
put through hell
quicker than hell
raise hell
raise the devil
road to hell is paved with good intentions
scare the hell out of
see in hell before
shoot to hell
shot full of holes
sure as hell
the [child, etc.] from hell
The hell you say!
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
There will be hell to pay
there'll be hell to pay
through hell and high water
till hell freezes over
to hell and gone
to hell with
until hell freezes over
What the devil?
what the hell
What the hell?
Who the hell?
would see in hell before would
You scared the hell out of me
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