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  1. n.
    trouble. (Use caution with hell. Common colloquial, but with a few restrictions. One would not expect middle-class children to use this at home. See the complete list of all entries with hell in the Index of Hidden Key Words. Hell as a destination is not considered slang or colloquial. Hell as a curse is colloquial.) : I went through all sorts of hell to get this done on time.
  2. exclam.
    Damn! (Usually Hell! Use caution with hell.) : Oh, hell. I'm late.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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hell

In addition to the idioms beginning with hell, also see (all hell) break loose; devil (hell) of a; for the hell of it; give someone hell; go to hell; hot as hell; like a bat out of hell; like hell; mad as a hornet (hell); not a hope in hell; raise Cain (hell); road to hell is paved with good intentions; shot to hell; snowball's chance in hell; till hell freezes over; to hell and gone; to hell with; what the hell.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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