hell

*hell

and *the devil

1. Inf. a severe scolding. (*Typically: get ~ catch ~ give someone ∼. Use caution with hell.) The boss just gave me hell about it. I'm really going to give Tom hell when he gets home.

2. Inf. trouble; pain. (*Typically: give someone ∼. Use caution with hell.) My arthritis is giving me hell in this weather. This problem is giving us hell at the office.

hell

1. n. trouble. (Use caution with hell. Common colloquial, but with a few restrictions. One would not expect middle-class children to use this at home. See the complete list of all entries with hell in the Index of Hidden Key Words. Hell as a destination is not considered slang or colloquial. Hell as a curse is colloquial.) I went through all sorts of hell to get this done on time.

2. exclam. Damn! (Usually Hell! Use caution with hell.) Oh, hell. I’m late.

hell

or/and high water

Troubles or difficulties of whatever magnitude: We're staying, come hell or high water.

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arnaud	ar-NO	French
Paderau	-	Welsh
Bagus	-	Indonesian
Nelu	-	Romanian
AldÉRic	-	French
Lasse	LAHS-se (Danish, Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish