the dickens

the dickens
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She was going to kick the dickens out of me — Она готова была меня убить

I felt as bad as the dickens — Я чувствовал себя отвратительно

She got bamboozled as the dickens — Она напилась до потери пульса

His tooth hurt like the dickens — У него страшно болел зуб


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • the dickens — ● what * * * the dickens informal + old fashioned used to make a statement or question more forceful What the dickens [=the devil] do you mean? We ll have to work like the dickens [=very hard] to finish this project …   Useful english dictionary

  • the dickens — adverb The devil. She can go to the dickens for what she said. Syn: on earth, the hell, the devil, the heck …   Wiktionary

  • the dickens you say — that is unbelievable, gadzooks, say what    Ping, you won a car! The dickens you say! …   English idioms

  • George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! — Infobox Album Name = George Jones Sings Like The Dickens! Type = studio Artist = George Jones Released = 1964 Recorded = Genre = Country Length = Label = United Artists Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5… …   Wikipedia

  • George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! — Album par George Jones Sortie 1964 Genre Country Label United Artists Records Critique Allmusic …   Wikipédia en Français

  • like the Dickens — Meaning A lot; as in hurts like the dickens . Origin Nothing to do with Charles Dickens. Dickens is a euphemism for the word devil, possibly via devilkins. Shakespeare used it in the Merry Wives of Windsor: I cannot tell what the dickens his name …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • What the Dickens! (album) — Infobox Album | Name = What the Dickens! Type = Studio album Artist = Johnny Dankworth, his Orchestra and Guests Released = 1963 Recorded = Genre = Jazz Length = Label = Fontana Records Producers = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album …   Wikipedia

  • what the dickens — what/why/how/etc the dickens informal old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question when you are surprised or angry Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: dickens …   Useful english dictionary

  • why the dickens — what/why/how/etc the dickens informal old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question when you are surprised or angry Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: dickens …   Useful english dictionary

  • how the dickens — what/why/how/etc the dickens informal old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question when you are surprised or angry Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: dickens …   Useful english dictionary

  • what the dickens — where did it go? how do you explain it?    What the dickens did you do to your hair? Who cut it off? …   English idioms


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