hell and high water
Troubles or difficulties of any kind.
After John's father died he went through hell and high water, but he managed to keep the family together.
hell-on-wheels
A short-tempered, nagging, or crabby person especially one who makes another unhappy by constantly criticizing him even when he has done nothing wrong.
Finnegan complains that his wife is hell on wheels; he is considering getting a divorce.
in a nutshell
In a few words; briefly, without telling all about it.
We are in a hurry, so I'll give you the story in a nutshell.
In a nutshell, the car is no bargain.
in one's shell
into one's shell
In or into bashfulness; into silence; not sociable; unfriendly.
After Mary's mother scolded her, she went into her shell.
The teacher tried to get Rose to talk to her, but she stayed in her shell.
just for the fun of it
just for the hell of it
Merely as a matter of amusement.
"I'll bring a goat to class," Bob said to his classmates, "just for the fun of it; I want to see what kind of a face Professor Brown will make."
like a bat out of hell
Двигаться очень быстро.
He grabbed the envelope and ran like a bat out of hell.
Он схватил конверт и убежал с невероятной скоростью.
like hell
With great vigor.
As soon as they saw the cops, they ran like hell.
Not so; untrue; indicates the speaker's lack of belief in what he heard.
Like hell you're gonna bring me my dough!
out of one's shell
Out of one's bashfulness or silence; into friendly conversation. Usually used after come.
John wouldn't come out of his shell and talk to the boys and girls at the party.
The other girls tried to draw Ella out of her shell, but without success.