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Yourpig Huyen
2021-06-07 11:06
(as) hot as the dickens old-fashioned informal simile
Said when one feels intensely hot and irritated
I couldn't have a picnic because it's hot as the dickens,
If it didn't get as hot as the dickens, these small trees would grow.
We don't want to work outside at the moment. You can see it's hot as the dickens.
Rainy, wet weather
If the heavens open, it starts to rain heavily.
Used to mean that it is the high humidity that makes a person uncomfortable rather than the degree of heat
A heavy rain
Wonderful weather, particularly on a day when an outdoor event is scheduled
Many sources point to the 1970s and the 1980s for the origin of this phrase.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to emphasize that someone or something is a lot more or a lot better
Mia can paint a damn sight better than I can.
