to hell and back
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to hell and back
Through a difficult, trying, or perilous situation and having overcome it. Josh and I have been to hell and back growing up, so I knew I had to have him as my best man at my wedding. Wow, it sounds like you went to hell and back on that trip! I'm just glad you're home safe now.
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to ˈhell and back
(informal) used to say that somebody has been through a difficult situation: We’d been to hell and back together and we were still good friends.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
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Critique: Simply stated, no community or academic library 20th Century European History collection can be considered complete or up-to-date without the inclusion of Ian Kershaw's "
To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949".
She has been
to hell and back and this deal could drag her back to hell."
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