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hell on earth

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hell on earth
Fig. a very unpleasant situation, as if one were in hell. That man made my life hell on earth! The whole time I was there was just hell on earth.
See also: earth, hell
(a) hell on earth  also a living hell
if a place or a situation is hell on earth, it is extremely unpleasant Soldiers who survived the war in the jungle described it as hell on earth.
See also: earth, hell
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Byline: MARK WOODWARD HELL ON EARTH TOUR Eddie's Rock Club, BIRMINGHAM SEVEN bands for less than it would have cost you to see Villa play Cardiff in the Carling Cup on the same night?
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What is unacceptable is the majority of law abiding residents of Easterside are now deprived of this family facility because the law is inadequate to deal with those who made it a hell on earth for residents living in close proximity.
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Vote Cameron and have a Thatcher rebirth of hell on earth.
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