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hell's bells
exclamation /ˌhelzˈbelz/ old-fashioned informal (UK also hell's teeth)Definition
(Definition of hell's bells exclamation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- blimey exclamation
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- I declare idiom
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- I'll be blowed! idiom
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- shock, horror! idiom
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