like a bat out of hell

like a bat out of hell
With crazy or excessive intensity or speed.

He came tearing around the corner like a bat out of hell and nearly ran us over.


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  • like a bat out of hell — (informal) Very quickly • • • Main Entry: ↑bat * * * like a bat out of hell informal phrase extremely fast Thesaurus: quicklysynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • like a bat out of hell — This expression means extremely quickly …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • like a bat out of hell — mod. very fast or sudden. (Use caution with hell.) □ The cat took off like a bat out of hell. □ The car pulled away from the curb like a bat out of hell …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • like a bat out of hell — if you go somewhere like a bat out of hell, you go very fast. He ran out of the building like a bat out of hell …   New idioms dictionary

  • like a bat out of hell — very fast, go like stink    When Harriet is late for work, she drives like a bat out of hell …   English idioms

  • Bat out of Hell (song) — Infobox Single Name = Bat out of Hell Artist = Meat Loaf from Album = Bat out of Hell Released = 1979 Format = [Recorded =] Genre = Wagnerian rock Length = 9:51 (album version) 9:54 (edit) Label = Epic Records Writer = Jim Steinman Producer =… …   Wikipedia

  • Like a bat out of hell — at speed; quickly …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • like a bat out of hell — Australian Slang at speed; quickly …   English dialects glossary

  • like a bat out of hell — informal extremely fast …   English dictionary

  • Bat out of Hell — Infobox Album | Name = Bat out of Hell Type = Album Artist = Meat Loaf Released = start date|1977|10|21 Recorded = 1975 1976, Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY Genre = Wagnerian rock Length = 46:33 Label = Cleveland International Producer = Todd… …   Wikipedia

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