the hell out of
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Sometimes, Vulgar Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
- 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....1993, Susan Powter, Stop the Insanity! Eat, Breathe, Move, Change the Way You Look and Feel—Forever:
- 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.2004, William Upski Wimsatt, Adrienne Brown, How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office: The Anti-Politics, Un-Boring Guide to Power:
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- Am I supposed to be like my mother? Crying all the time, manipulating the hell out of him, out of us?2004, Rachel Reiland, Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder:
- Now that you're above ground, your suit radio has reestablished connection with the Normandy. Time to get the hell out of here.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: UNC: Espionage Probe:
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- the dickens, completely, extremely