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We'll have to work like the dickens [=very hard] to finish this project.
(US) It scared/frightened the dickens out of people. [=scared people very badly]
(US) She's as cute as the dickens. [=she's very cute]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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
