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in the PONS Dictionary

I. hell [hel] N no pl

1. hell (place of punishment):

hell
to go to hell a. fig
to be (sheer) hell fig
hell on earth fig
to go through hell fig
to make sb's life hell fig inf

2. hell (as intensifier):

as cold as hell inf
as hot as hell inf
as hard as hell inf
to run like hell inf
to hurt like hell
a hell of a decision
a hell of a noise

Phrases:

to annoy the hell out of sb inf
to beat the hell out of sb
to frighten the hell out of sb inf
to give sb hell (for sth)
go to hell! inf (leave me alone)
go to hell! (stronger)
to have hell to pay inf

II. hell [hel] INTERJ

hell (emphasis):

hell
what the hell …!

Phrases:

like hell inf
to hope to hell inf
what the hell inf
OpenDict entry

hell CONTR

go to hell!

hell-bent [ˌhelˈbent, Am ˈ-ˌ-] ADJ