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go to hell

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Go to hell! (very informal!)
an impolite way of telling someone that what they do or say is not important to you. 'I don't think it's a good idea to shout at him.' 'Oh, go to hell!'
See also: hell

go to hell
stop annoying me, I do not want to deal with you any more. Anybody who objects to what I've done can just go to hell.
See also: hell


go to hell (in a handbasket)
to become worse in quality or character. The roads in this part of the country are going to hell in a handbasket.
Related vocabulary: go to pot
Etymology: based on the idea of being carried to hell (= a place for punishment after life) in a handbasket (= a small container with a handle)
See also: hell

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"I would gladly go to hell after Peter of Colfax," replied the outlaw.
Suppose 'm you no like 'm five stick then you fella boy go to hell close up.
Because I only like playing with words, only dreaming, but, do you know, what I really want is that you should all go to hell.
 
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