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Jim Carrey

(1962--), American comic actor

Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches.

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a hell of

[a hell of a] or [one hell of a] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Extraordinary; very. * /He made a hell of a shot during the basketball game./ * /Max […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to hell with

[to hell with] or [the hell with] {prep. phr.}, {informal} Used to express disgusted rejection of something. * /It's slop; the hell with what the cook calls it./ Compare: [FED […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

like hell

[like hell] {adv.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} 1. With great vigor. * /As soon as they saw the cops, they ran like hell./ 2. {interj.} Not so; untrue; indicates the speaker's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go through hell and high water

[go through hell and high water] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go through danger, or trouble. * /John is ready to go through hell and high water to help his chum./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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