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hell-bent for leather

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determinedly recklessly, in a manner that lacks restraint.

Other meanings

2. adverb

Synonym of hell-for-leather (“very fast”).

3. adverb

Synonym of hell-bent (“(recklessly) determined”).

4. adjective

Alternative form of hell-bent for leather.

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