"the hell out of something" meaning Hello everyone! You may have probably heard of Mr. Donald Trump and his "plan" to fight ISIS. He often says the following sentence: I would bomb the hell out o

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Elia Murru

"the hell out of something" meaning Hello everyone! You may have probably heard of Mr. Donald Trump and his "plan" to fight ISIS. He often says the following sentence: I would bomb the hell out of ISIS, or I would blast the hell out of ISIS. I understand the meaning but how would translate it? In which other context would use use "the hell out of something"? Thanks, Elia

8 dic 2015 18:25

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It's a very flexible and expressive little device which we can use to add emphasis - only in informal situations, needless to say! For example, if there's someone who you find annoying, you would say 'She annoys me'. But for a person who's really, really annoying you might say 'She annoys the hell out of me.'

8 dicembre 2015

Oops, forgot to mention that you can pretty much [verb] the heck/hell out of any physical action. Examples: -I stapled the heck out of my book report to make sure that it didn't come apart before handing it over to my professor. -I fried the heck out of that piece of bacon to make sure it was cooked thoroughly.

8 dicembre 2015

To [verb] + the hell (or heck) out of something usually means to do to it in excess of what is necessary to accomplish the task. Another way to describe this would be an "overkill". Also, there is another common usage in English that doesn't quite fit this mold. When someone says "beats the heck/hell out of me", it means that the person doesn't know the answer.

8 dicembre 2015

Grazie Marie per gli esempi :)

8 dicembre 2015

Ciao Elia! When I am stressed at home and I need to escape, I have to get the hell out of there. When a person says something crazy, I wonder what the hell he is thinking. I am a health nut. When I finally decide to eat something unhealthy, like a cheesesteak for example, I eat the hell out of it. Donald is using the hell out of his media exposure! Marie

8 dicembre 2015

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