like blazes
1Like blazes — Blaze Blaze (bl[=a]z), n. [OE. blase, AS. bl[ae]se, blase; akin to OHG. blass whitish, G. blass pale, MHG. blas torch, Icel. blys torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. blast. Cf. {Blast}, {Blush}, {Blink}.] 1. A stream of gas or vapor emitting… …
2like blazes — informal very fast or forcefully I ran like blazes toward home Origin: see sense 2 of the noun * * * like blazes idiom (old fashioned, informal) …
3like blazes — informal very fast or forcefully. → blaze …
4like — like1 [līk] adj. [ME lik, aphetic for ilik < OE gelic, similar, equal, lit., of the same form or shape, akin to Ger gleich < PGmc * galīka < * ga , prefix of uncert. meaning + * līka, body, (ON līk, Goth leik, OE lic): for IE base see… …
5blazes — /ˈbleɪzəz/ (say blayzuhz) Colloquial –plural noun 1. hell. –phrase 2. go to blazes, (an exclamation of dismissal, contempt, anger, etc.) 3. (in) the (blue) blazes, (an intensifier): *Well what the blazes do you want to come in here looking like… …
6like mad — Synonyms and related words: a corps perdu, all to pieces, carelessly, demonically, desperately, fanatically, fiercely, frantically, frenetically, furiously, happen what may, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heedlessly …
7like blue blazes — American & Australian, old fashioned if someone or something does something like blue blazes, they do it a lot. This sweater itches like blue blazes …
8like a shot, billy-(ho), the very devil, buggery*, hell, a bat out of hell, lightning, a house on fire, hot cakes, blazes, mad, wildfire — Very quickly or successfully …
9Blue blazes — pl n intensifier: What the blue blazes are you doing? ; drove like blue blazes …
10blue blazes — Australian Slang pl n intensifier: What the blue blazes are you doing? ; drove like blue blazes …
