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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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Kim Paffenroth (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Iona College) presents Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth, a literary exploration of director George A.
As the autumnal weather begins to cool the nation, stories of failed power grids that brought air conditioners to an abrupt, uncomfortable, and for some, dangerous halt remind us all that global warming can be hell on earth.
Li shot much of the film surreptitiously, making ``Blind Shaft'' into something of a travelogue for anyone interested in visiting hell on earth.
 
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