do with a vengeance



do something with a vengeance

Fig. to do something with vigor; to do something energetically as if one were angry. Bob is building that fence with a vengeance. Mary is really weeding her garden with a vengeance.
See also: vengeance

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ysabel-Spanish (Archaic)
HeinerHIE-nerGerman
Esmeraldaes-me-RAHL-dah (Spanish), esh-mə-RAL-də (Portuguese), ez-mə-RAHL-də (English)Spanish, Portuguese, English, Literature
Orli-Hebrew
LuĈJoLOO-chyoEsperanto
RafaŁRAH-fowPolish