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What is the origin of the phrase "hell-bent for leather" and why does it mean what it does?
Asked by LexWordsmith (964)
September 3rd, 2009
For the non-Anglophones here, i understand it to mean, idiomatically, “proceeding at a reckless speed and ignoring all considerations except maximum velocity toward a certain point or away from a certain point.”
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