like the devil vs like hell

like the devil and like hell both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
like the devil	No	No	No	Yes
like hell	No	No	No	Yes

As adverbs, like the devil and like hell are synonyms defined as:

like the devil and like hell: (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis

Other synonyms of like the devil include like crazy, like mad, like sin, like thunder.

like the devil (adverb)	like hell (adverb)
(informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis	(informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis
	used ironically to indicate the opposite of what is stated