hell-for-leather

An informal adverb meaning 'at great speed' or 'as fast as possible,' often used to describe reckless or furious haste, especially in riding or driving.

• 🇩🇪Umgangssprachliches Adverb, das bedeutet 'mit größter Geschwindigkeit' oder 'so schnell wie möglich', oft im Zusammenhang mit rücksichtsloser oder wilder Eile, besonders beim Reiten oder Fahren.

1. At breakneck speed C1 informal

   Moving or acting with extreme speed and urgency, often recklessly.

   • The rider galloped hell-for-leather across the open field.
   • He drove hell-for-leather to the airport, barely catching his flight.
   • The messenger ran hell-for-leather through the streets to deliver the urgent news.

   🇩🇪Hals über Kopf

   Synonyme: flat outheadlonghell-bent

   Antonyme: slowly

• more hell-for-leather comparative form
• most hell-for-leather superlative form