2006-06-16 12:04:09 · 12 answers · asked by ardlesstraveled 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
It's just a saying. To say something like, "he got out of there like a bat out of hell" just means he got out of a place really fast.
2006-06-16 12:11:43 · answer #1 · answered by zphtar 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Devil is said to rule in Hell. Hell is a place of eternal flame. For millenia people have watched volcanos erupt lava and molten rock (among other things), causing fires and general mayhem of that sort. So Hell, a place of eternal flame, must be under the earth, because people see glimpses of it when volcanos blow their stack.
Bats generally live in caves. Caves are in the ground. And if caves go into the earth, where Hell seems to be, then bats must reside in Hell with the Devil. Ergo, bats (when they come out to fly around and mess with people's superstitions) must be flying out of Hell.
Peace
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2006-06-16 17:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by Viking Trombonist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saying "like a bat out of hell" is because of the intense heat in hell. Wouldn't you run from a supremely hot and tortuous situation?
2006-06-16 12:08:42 · answer #3 · answered by ianr1984 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, you mean, "like a bat out of hell"...? If that's it, it may not mean the bat is running from hell, just heading out of hell to cause some mischief! hehe
2006-06-16 12:07:27 · answer #4 · answered by merlin_steele 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's trying to beat rush hour traffic right after he checks out from work :-)
2006-06-16 14:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by p.g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because after while Hell becomes boring, the devil just nags and nags all day about how evil he is.
2006-06-16 12:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by Muse1984 aka MayaRose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he's tired of flying??
2006-06-16 15:45:31 · answer #7 · answered by doglady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't It cant run, it only can FLY !!!
2006-06-16 12:09:13 · answer #8 · answered by scruett 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is hot.
2006-06-16 12:09:46 · answer #9 · answered by redcatlindsay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do?
2006-06-16 12:07:22 · answer #10 · answered by Andrea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋