Idiom: with a vengeance
Meaning
Idiom: with a vengeance
- with great time, energy or force
- used to emphasize something happens in an extreme way or to a much greater extent than expected
Example sentences
— After my wife found out someone stole money from her wallet, she came out of the kitchen with a vengeance to ask who took the money.
— After a terrible performance in the first half, the football team returned to the field with a vengeance in the second half.
— When the sky turn dark grey and the wind started blowing with a vengeance, we ran quickly inside the house for shelter.
— The cancer returned with a vengeance and the patient died two months later.
— We packed orders before the holidays with a vengeance to make sure all the kids would have their toys on Christmas.
— Hurricane season is back with a vengeance this year, causing even more damage than the year before.
— Protesters took to the street with a vengeance after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States.
Synonyms
- with all stops out
- all out
- flat out
- at full tilt
- with all one's heart
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