like a bat out of hell
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He came tearing around the corner like a bat out of hell and nearly ran us over."
- "Appellee testified that "the train came through like a bat out of hell," and while this language is probably highly figurative, it nevertheless might tend to indicate that the train was running at a very high speed."
- "The Paranoids cast off, backed the Godzilla II out from the pier, turned and with a concerted whoop took off like a bat out of hell, nearly sending Di Presso over the fantail."
- "Like a bat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes."