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hell bent for leather
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2016/07/18 - 7:25am
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The phrase means going fast and probably recklessly. I thought of it this morning when a car almost rearended my truck as I was making a left turn off of a 55-mph highway. I assume it comes from horse and buggy (wagon) days and refers to whipping the horse to make it go faster.

How widespread is it?

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2016/07/18 - 8:14am
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It's a prominent part of the Rawhide theme song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KPplYp7K7M

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