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like a bat out of hell

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like a bat out of hell
Inf. very fast or sudden. (Use caution with hell.) The cat took off like a bat out of hell. The car pulled away from the curb like a bat out of hell.
See also: bat, hell, like, out

like a bat out of hell
if you go somewhere like a bat out of hell, you go very fast He ran out of the building like a bat out of hell.
See also: bat, hell, like, out

like a bat out of hell
very fast Ben yelled at the guy and he took off like a bat out of hell.
See also: bat, hell, like, out


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``If you think he is going to run in there like a bat out of hell, you got another thing coming.
Noted for "running like a bat out of Hell," ObjectSwitch server software incorporates the most advanced Network-Resident architecture to be found in commercial software -- the products are designed by some of the best engineers on the planet.
Noted for "running like a bat out of hell," ObjectSwitch server software incorporates the most advanced Network-Resident architecture to be found in commercial software -- the products are designed by some of the best engineers on the planet.
 
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