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hell for leather

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hell-for-leath⋅er

[hel-fer-leth-er] Informal.
–adjective
1. characterized by reckless determination or breakneck speed: The sheriff led the posse in a hell-for-leather chase.
–adverb
2. in a hell-for-leather manner; hellbent: motorcycles roaring hell-for-leather down the turnpike.

Origin:
1885–90
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