like the devil

*like the devil

and *like the dickens; *like hell

Fig. with a fury; in a great hurry; with a lot of activity. (*Typically: fight ~; run ~; scream ~; thrash around~.) We were working like the dickens when the rain started and made us quit for the day.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jyrgal	-	Kyrgyz
Aila	-	Finnish
Braam	BRAHM	Dutch, Limburgish
Ag	[æg]
Tormod	-	Norwegian
Julius	YOO:-li-uws (Ancient Roman), JOO-lee-əs (English), YOO-lee-uws (German)	Ancient Roman, English, German