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hell-for-leather definition

hell·-for-leather (hel′fər let̸h′ər)

adjective

  1. with all of one's energy, will, etc.; with wholehearted or reckless determination
  2. at full speed or with great speed a hell-for-leather chase

adverb

in a hell-for-leather manner or fashion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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