like the devil

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Adverbial like the devil has 1 sense

like hell, like mad, like crazy, like sin, like thunder, like the devil - with great speed or effort or intensity; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"

Definitions from the Web

Term: Like the Devil

Part of Speech: Phrase

Senses:

Adverbial Sense: At a very fast or intense pace.
Idiomatic Sense: With great enthusiasm or fervor.
Idiomatic Sense: Secretively or stealthily.

Sample Sentences:

He ran like the devil to catch the train before it left the station.
She danced like the devil at the party last night.
The cat sneaked out of the house like the devil when nobody was looking.

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