the hell out of
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Adverb[edit]
the hell out of (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Used as an intensifier.
- Susan Powter (1993) Stop the Insanity! Eat, Breathe, Move, Change the Way You Look and Feel-Forever: “How about eliminating all the stupid choreography you've got us doing—which doesn't do a damn thing, other than confuse the hell out of most people....”
- 2004: William Upski Wimsatt Adrienne Brown, How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office: The Anti-Politics, Un-Boring Guide to Power
- There were days where we would just pick up our coats, leave one person in the office, and head into an area that was weak and door-knock the hell out of it.
- Rachel Reiland (2004) Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder: “Am I supposed to be like my mother? Crying all the time, manipulating the hell out of him, out of us?”
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: UNC: Espionage Probe:
- Now that you're above ground, your suit radio has reestablished connection with the Normandy. Time to get the hell out of here.
Usage notes[edit]
Occurs between a verb and its object.