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Meaning of "hell for leather" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HELL FOR LEATHER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELL FOR LEATHER

hell
hell house
hell of a
hell or high water
hell to pay
hell-raiser
hell-raising
Hell´s Angel
hellacious
hellaciously
Helladic
Hellas
hellbender
hellbent
hellbox
hellbroth
hellcat
helldiver
Helle
hellebore

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELL FOR LEATHER

all-weather
birds of a feather
breather
father
feather
gather
godfather
grandfather
great-grandfather
heather
Holy Father
lather
leather
other
Our Father
patent leather
rather
stepfather
sunbather
weather
white leather

Synonyms and antonyms of hell for leather in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HELL FOR LEATHER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hell for leather» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hell for leather

Translation of «hell for leather» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELL FOR LEATHER

Find out the translation of hell for leather to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hell for leather from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hell for leather» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地狱皮革
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infierno para el cuero
570 millions of speakers

English

hell for leather
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चमड़े के लिए नरक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجحيم للجلود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ад для кожи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inferno para o couro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চামড়া জন্য জাহান্নাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

au triple galop
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neraka untuk kulit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hölle für Leder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

皮革用地獄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가죽 지옥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neraka kanggo kulit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

địa ngục cho da
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோல் நரகத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चमड़े साठी नरक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cehennem deri için
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

all´inferno per la pelle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piekło dla skóry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ад для шкіри
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iad pentru piele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόλαση για το δέρμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hel vir sakke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

helvetet för läder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

helvete for lær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hell for leather

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELL FOR LEATHER»

The term «hell for leather» is regularly used and occupies the 86.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELL FOR LEATHER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hell for leather

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELL FOR LEATHER»

Discover the use of hell for leather in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hell for leather and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hell for Leather
I no longer know how to live and this is the only way I can tell you, if only my words would reach you. About the author ================Kean Ghiero was born in Agerola, a mountain village on the outskirts of Naples.
Kean Ghiero, 2011
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Hell for Leather: Black Knights Inc.
Fans of Maya Banks' KGI series will love this." -Booklist Hell for Leather is the sixth in the Black Knights Inc. series following bestselling titles Hell on Wheels, In Rides Trouble, Rev It Up, Thrill Ride, and Born Wild
Julie Ann Walker, 2014
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Hell for Leather
Then there’s Sabrina, who should be afraid of him—but isn’t. Not even when the deadly demons of his past catch up with him. This book has been previously published and repackaged.
Beth Williamson, 2013
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A-2 and G-1 Flight Jackets : Hell-Bent for Leather
The Hell-for-Leather Jacket By Lieutenant Colin W. Sargent, U.S. Navy Leather flight jackets are back in the news, thanks to the Chief of Naval Operations' recent decision to lift a 1978 ban and return them to the Navy supply system. Now that ...
Nelson Derek Nelson Dave Parsons
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Hell for Leather: The Forgotten Footballers of North Fremantle
"The book tells the stories of the 11 North Fremantle Football Club members killed in World War I. The book has been written to coincide with the overseas trip in 2008 by 32 members of the club who visited the gravesites and memorials of ...
Baden Pratt, 2008
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
hell for leather old-fashioned informal If you go, run, ride, etc. hell for leather, you go as fast as you can. • hell on Earth informal an extremely unpleasant place or situation: Soldiers who survived the war described it as hell on Earth. • be hell on  ...
‎2008
7
Anything for Billy: A Novel
Larry McMurtry takes us on a hell-for-leather journey with Billy and his friends as they ride, drink, love, fight, shoot, and escape their way into the shining memories of Western myth.
Larry McMurtry, 2010
8
Hell-For-Leather Rider
Riding the Pony Express on the central plains of Texas, nineteen-year-old Jim McReady is determined to prove himself a man, but an encounter with the legendary outlaw, Nightshade, robs him of his mailbag and his pride
Jake Foster, 1991
9
Framing Monsters: Fantasy Film and Social Alienation
... soul in that audience was in the saddle with the clansmen and pounding hell- for-leather on an errand of stern justice, lighted on their way by the holy flames of a burning cross. . . . [At film's end,] the audience didn't just sit there and applaud, ...
Joshua David Bellin, 2005
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The sale of the Government's interest in British Energy: ...
Imagine under private ownership reasonable and prudent became hell for leather because of the cross over point in 2016 illustrated on figure two between total generation capacity and demand and demand shoots ahead in 2016. Suppose at ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELL FOR LEATHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hell for leather is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cameron's Evel blunderbuss backfires as he fails to shoot the …
The Prime Minister and his Cabinet have been going hell for leather in pursuit of their legislative programme. This is due partly, no doubt, ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
RE: BTCC Superprix: Time For Tea?
Great racing from the guys at the sharp end though, going hell for leather for the first half of the race then slithering all over the place as the rear ... «Pistonheads.com, Jul 15»
3
Taylor Swift Goes Hell For Leather
The famous singer donned the leather outfit during a high octane performance at New Jersey's iconic MetLife Stadium on Friday night. And she ... «RumorFix, Jul 15»
4
How to get your beach body the right way
It's not all about going hell for leather. “You have to learn not just to tighten up your tummy muscles but actually to pull your tummy in to your ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Tortoise lured back home with pornography
"They rammed it then went hell for leather," Mrs Horner told The Times. "Many people think they are slow, but these guys just went for it.". «The Week UK, Jul 15»
6
Thrills and spills aplenty at Coast skateparks
Grind a rail, get some air off the lip of a half-pipe, improve your ollie technique, or go hell for leather in a race against mates. Numerous skate ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
7
Self says Green are up for the fight despite derby defeat
“With over 50 overs to bat and with a lightning quick outfield, we knew that we didn't have to go hell for leather to chase this one down; but ... «West Sussex County Times, Jul 15»
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Motorcycling - Honda: Rossi was 'cunning' at Assen
"Marc went hell for leather, and did a textbook final lap that however wasn't enough. "Valentino was a champion of guile by straightening the ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
9
'Cut speed limit to 40mph' - fresh calls for action on stretch of A35 …
“Some people drive hell for leather up that road. We hear it from our home, especially at night. It's horrendous and this seems to have been a particularly nasty ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
10
Boys' own goals put women's sport centre court
As the Williams sisters went hell for leather at Wimbledon, fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, who had exited the green, green south London grass ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hell for leather [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hell-for-leather>. Apr 2024 ».
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