hell-for-leather
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hell-for-leather
Where it comes from
An early reference is from 1888 in "The Gadsbys" by Rudyard Kipling, referring to the effect on the leather of a saddle (or perhaps a crop) of riding a horse as fast as possible.
adverb hell for leather
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As fast as possible; recklessly fast.
He rode hell-for-leather to catch up with the stagecoach.
Similar: like a bat out of hell
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adv as fast as possible; recklessly fast
| Español | a matacaballo |
|---|---|
| Русский | сломя́ го́лову slomjá gólovu, стремгла́в stremgláv |
Talk about this word "hell-for-leather." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hell-for-leather. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hell-for-leather. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hell-for-leather "hell-for-leather." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hell-for-leather.Cite this
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title = {hell-for-leather},
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