with a vengeance
1With a vengeance — Vengeance Venge ance, n. [F. vengeance, fr. venger to avenge, L. vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge, fr. vindex a claimant, defender, avenger, the first part of which is of uncertain origin, and the last part akin to dicere to say. See… …
2with a vengeance — ► with a vengeance with great intensity. Main Entry: ↑vengeance …
3with a vengeance — with great force or energy. Susan works out with a vengeance when she goes to the gym …
4with a vengeance — VIGOROUSLY, strenuously, energetically, with a will, with might and main, with all the stops out, for all one is worth, all out, flat out, at full tilt; informal hammer and tongs, like crazy, like mad; Brit. informal like billy o. → vengeance * * …
5with a vengeance — 1. adjective Intensely motivated; resolute; forceful. It is said, that in the first representation of the Furies of Eschylus, the horror of the spectacle was so great, that several women miscarried; which was indeed pathos with a vengeance. 2.… …
6with a vengeance — phrasal 1. with great force or vehemence < undertook reform with a vengeance > 2. to an extreme or excessive degree < the tourists are back with a vengeance > …
7with a vengeance — she returned to the stage with a vengeance Syn: vigorously, strenuously, energetically, with a will, with all the stops out, for all one is worth, all out, flat out, at full tilt; informal hammer and tongs, like crazy, like mad, like gangbusters …
8with a vengeance — idi a) with violent force and rage b) with extreme or excessive energy: to set to work with a vengeance[/ex] …
9with a vengeance — used for emphasizing that something happens in an extreme way or with a lot of force The disease came back with a vengeance …
10with a vengeance — with great intensity. → vengeance …
