The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
ahh, what the hell
phrase: someone says these words (see more)
I want to do something.
I think like this about this something (for some time): Something bad can happen if I do this. Something good can happen if I do this. I don’t want something bad to happen.
I think like this now: Maybe this something bad can’t happen. Maybe this something bad is not very bad.
Because of this, I want to do this something now.
I want to say how I think.
Some people think some words are bad words. I want to say a word like this now.
"I don't think I can afford the tickets to the concert. Ahh, what the hell. You only live once. I'll buy the tickets now and worry about the money later."
"Alex was nervous when they asked her to do the presentation. 'Ahh, what the hell' she said, after thinking about it for a while. 'It will be good experience for me.' So she told her boss she would do it."
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