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ALL meanings of to hell with

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  • idioms to hell with get / catch hell, Slang. to suffer a scolding; receive a harsh reprimand: We'll get hell from our parents if we stay out late again. 1
  • idioms to hell with give someone hell, Informal. to reprimand or reproach severely. 1
  • idioms to hell with go to hell in a handbasket, Informal. handbasket (def 2). 1
  • idioms to hell with hell on wheels, Slang. extremely demanding, fast-paced, aggressive, effective, or the like: The new job is hell on wheels. Our sales staff is hell on wheels when it comes to getting the most out of every account. 1
  • idioms to hell with like hell, Informal. with great speed, effort, intensity, etc.: We ran like hell to get home before the storm. She tried like hell to get him to change his mind. (used sarcastically or ironically to express the opposite of what is being stated): He says the motor will never break down? Like hell it won't! 1
  • idioms to hell with play hell with, Slang. to deal recklessly with; bring injury or harm to: Snowstorms played hell with the flow of city traffic. 1
  • idioms to hell with raise hell, Slang. to indulge in wild celebration. to create an uproar; object violently to: She'll raise hell when she sees what your rabbit has done to her garden. 1
  • idioms to hell with the / to hell with, Informal. (used to express dismissal, rejection, contempt, disappointment, or the like): If we have to walk five miles to see the view, the hell with it! He wouldn't even speak to me, so to hell with him! 1
  • idioms to hell with what the hell, Informal. (used to express lack of concern or worry, indifference, abandonment, surrender, etc.): As long as you're borrowing $100, what the hell, borrow $200. 1
  • noun to hell with the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 1
  • noun to hell with any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father's life a hell on earth. 1
  • noun to hell with something that causes torment or misery: Having that cut stitched without anesthesia was hell. 1
  • noun to hell with the powers of evil. 1
  • noun to hell with the abode of the dead; Sheol or Hades. 1
  • noun to hell with extreme disorder or confusion; chaos: The children let both dogs into the house, and all hell broke loose. 1
  • noun to hell with Informal. something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase a hell of a or one hell of a): That was one hell of a great game. 1
  • noun to hell with a receptacle into which a tailor throws scraps. 1
  • noun to hell with Also called hellbox. Printing. a box into which a printer throws discarded type. 1
  • noun to hell with the utterance of “hell” in swearing or for emphasis. 1
  • noun to hell with the hell, Informal. (used as an intensifier to express surprise, anger, impatience, etc., often in the form of a question beginning with a WH-word): Why the hell can't the trains run on time? How the hell am I supposed to finish this by tomorrow? (used sarcastically or ironically to express the opposite of what is being stated): Are you listening to me? The hell you are! 1
  • idioms to hell with be hell on, Slang. to be unpleasant to or painful for: These shoes are hell on my poor feet. to be harmful to: These country roads are hell on tires. 1
  • idioms to hell with for the hell of it, Informal. to see what will happen; for adventure, fun, excitement, etc.: For the hell of it, let's just get on the next bus and see where it takes us. with no particular purpose; for no special reason: I called him up for the hell of it, and he offered me a job. 1
  • phrase to hell with If you say 'to hell with' something, you are emphasizing that you do not care about something and that it will not stop you from doing what you want to do. 0
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