go to hell

verb
/ˌɡəʊ tə ˈhɛl/UK/ˌɡoʊ tə ˈhɛl/US

Etymology

The third sense is first attested in Shakespeare. The second sense is a variation of older go to the devil. The literal sense is attested since Old English with various verbs for "to go".

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, hell.

  2. To go out the window

    To go out the window; become ruined; become useless.

    • Well, that plan has gone to hell.
    • In my opinion, they want us to lose. If we lose Georgia, we lose the whole thing and our country goes to hell.
  3. An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual…

    An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a serious crime or transgression.

    • Why did Nancy do that to Jake? She can go to hell.
    • You want me to voluntarily work the weekend without pay? Go to hell!
    • Let Fortune goe to hell for it, not I.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for go to hell. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA