as hell

phrase

informal + somewhat impolite
—used to make a statement more forceful
They were mad as hell.
We've been working as hard as hell to finish on schedule.
"Can you finish on schedule?" "We'll sure as hell try."

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The Greatest Robot Anime Is Back With Something to Prove The new Mobile Suit Gundam movie is mad as hell and relishes in the franchise’s intoxicating weirdness. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 If this is a style of storytelling that’s going to stick around, you sure as hell should know how a cliff-hanger break works in a vertical. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Chris Pratt‘s Han Solo turn is still magnetic as hell, though Star-Lord’s caddishness hasn’t aged super well. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 All of this made the global unity propped up by the halftime show feel fake as hell. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for as hell

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“As hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20hell. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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