Go to hell in a handbasket In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Go to hell in a handbasket", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Go to hell in a handbasket

Synonyms:

go to hell in a bucket

Variants:

go to heaven in a wheelbarrow

Go to hell in a handbasket American British saying

Used to describe an extreme deteriorating condition, which is inevitable. 

If you keep doing your job without self-discipline, your career will soon go to hell in a handbasket.

Social distancing helps control the pandemic but also makes numerous businesses go to hell in a handbasket.

Other phrases about:

go to hell

A curse shows you are very angry with someone or you want them to go away and stop bothering you.

bungle up

To mess up or ruin something

Grammar and Usage of Go to hell in a handbasket

Verb Forms

  • gone to hell in a handbasket
  • went to hell in a handbasket
  • goes to hell in a handbasket

The verb "go" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Go to hell in a handbasket

This expression dates from the 17th century. 

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