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.
To go to hell
A curse shows you are very angry with someone or you want them to go away and stop bothering you.
To mess up or ruin something
The verb "go" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This expression dates from the 17th century.