go hell for leather



go hell for leather

  (informal)
to go somewhere or do something very quickly He was going hell for leather to get to the supermarket before it closed.
See also: hell, leather

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kean-Irish
GilbertGIL-bərt (English), zheel-BER (French), KHIL-bərt (Dutch), GIL-bert (German)English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
KoleKOLEnglish (Modern)
Kusumakoo-SOO-mahIndonesian
CiarÁNKEER-awn, KEE-ar-awnIrish
MadisonMAD-i-sənEnglish