run like the dickens

old-fashioned To use all of one's power or effort while running. ("Dickens" is an informal name for the devil.) I ran like the dickens to get away from the barking dog. He only scored that inside-the-park home run because he ran like the dickens around the bases.

See also: dickens, like, run

See also:

run like the devil
fashion
run like the devil from (someone or something)
bark at
bark at (someone or something)
bark
work like the dickens
I'll be bound
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