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hell on wheels

2024年09月27日 | 英単語
Haruki Murakamiの小説 "South of the Border, West of the Sun" を読んでいます。

He was a pleasant sort, never pushy. An altogether nice guy. He was in the football team and had been big to begin with, but now he'd put on weight: a double chin, his three-piece suit straining at the seams. Due to entertaining clients all the time, he explained. Big companies are hell on wheels, he said.

"hell on wheels" を調べます。

・Farlex Dictionary of Idioms: Extremely difficult, unpleasant, or aggressive.: That woman is hell on wheels when she's angry, so don't let her into my office.
・The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: Tough, aggressive, wild, or mean, as in Watch out for the boss-he's hell on wheels this week.
・Urban Dictionary: Used to describe someone or something (maybe a pet) that is tough, aggressive and hard to handle.: My 17 year old daughter is hell on wheels - she comes and goes without permission.

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