Meaning & use
hell's half acre
(informal, American) A wild, chaotic, or hard-to-manage place, or a rough, remote area.
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The old motorcycle bar was known locally as hell's half acre.
Managing five toddlers at once feels like running hell's half acre.
A note on using this word
A colorful, informal American expression; avoid it in formal writing because of its casual, regional tone.
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