Usually means: Intense, chaotic situation; very tough.
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  1. hell on wheels: Merriam-Webster
  2. hell on wheels: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hell on wheels: Wiktionary
  4. hell on wheels: Dictionary.com
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  6. hell on wheels: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hell on wheels: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. American-Australian Slang Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. hell on wheels: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hell on wheels)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A situation that is tough, aggressive, lawless, and wild.

Similar:
hell on earth, hell or high water, hellscape, fresh hell, hell, hellstorm, hell and Tommy, hot water, hot stove, inferno, more...

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hell on earth, hell or high water, hellscape, fresh hell, hell, hellstorm, hell and Tommy, hot water, hot stove, inferno, more...



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