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.

• 🇷🇺Неформальное наречие, означающее 'на большой скорости' или 'так быстро, как только возможно', часто используется для описания безрассудной или яростной спешки, особенно при верховой езде или вождении.

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.

   🇷🇺Сломя голову

   Синонимы: flat outheadlonghell-bent

   Антонимы: slowly

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