with a vengeance

With great violence or energy; also, to an extreme degree. For example, The cottage was filthy and Ruth began cleaning with a vengeance, or December has turned cold with a vengeance. This expression was first recorded in 1533. Also see with a will.

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By that point, The Band was playing two-bit theatres and dance halls — a far cry from their stature more than a decade earlier — and Manuel’s alcohol and drug abuse had returned with a vengeance.

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Boulter once again found herself under pressure in the opening game, wiping out three break points to secure the hold as problems on serve returned with a vengeance.

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This show is back with a vengeance.”

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Her debut album, With A Vengeance, is out now.

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When he was demoted in September, Miller vowed to return to the Dodgers with a vengeance.

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