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Forum_mail Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Hell around

Hi there,

Can someone explain me (or without me ?) the meaning of "to hell around" ? Is it a common phrasal verb ? I need some examples of its use...

Thanks in advance,
  

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1923> <with passengers numbering from two to nine, we **** ed all over the countryside -- Bill Mauldin> M-W unabridged

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  • 1923> <with passengers numbering from two to nine, we **** ed all over the countryside -- Bill Mauldin> M-W unabridged
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I think it's the meaning at 1 here:

Main Entry: 2****
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-s
1 : to behave in a noisy and often dissolute way : CAROUSE<Saturday night was t
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to **** around means to raise ****.Emotion: smile
children helled around the streets leaving a trail of destruction behind them.
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As an American, I have not head that phrase. Raise ****, certainly, but not **** around. So it must be used more commonly elsewhere.
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