Hell-for-leather (Adverb)
Meaning
At breakneck speed; "they were travelling hell-for-leather".
Examples
- The speeding car tore down the highway hell-for-leather, weaving past slower drivers with incredible agility.
- Chasing after the fleeing suspect, the police officer ran hell-for-leather through the crowded streets.
- Driving his motorcycle hell-for-leather on the twisty mountain road, he felt truly alive.
- Racing against the clock, the team charged hell-for-leather into the final task, adrenaline pumping through their veins.
- The fire truck careened hell-for-leather through the evening traffic to reach the burning building as quickly as possible.