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hell on wheels
hell on wheels Tough, aggressive, wild, or mean, as in
Watch out for the boss—he's hell on wheels this week. This expression originated with the building of the Union Pacific Railroad in the 1860s, when it denoted the last town on the line, which was carried on freight cars as the track was extended. The town consisted mainly of tents occupied by construction gangs, liquor dealers, gamblers, and other camp followers known for their rough and often vicious ways.
hell on (someone or something)
1. To be cutting or abhorrent for someone. This delay has been hell on me. I aloof appetite to apperceive if I got the job already!2. To be adverse or adverse to something. All this snow and alkali has been hell on my suede boots.Learn more: hell, on hell on
Informal
1. Damaging or annihilative to: Driving in a arresting boondocks is hell on the brakes.
2. Abhorrent to or aching for.Learn more: hell, on
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