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
Primitivus	-	Late Roman
Seleukos	-	Ancient Greek
Alva (2)	AL-və	English
Iepthae	-	Biblical Latin
Fingal	-	Scottish
Pamelia	-	English