go to hell
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go to hell
- /ˌɡəʊ tə ˈhɛl/ UK
- /ˌɡoʊ tə ˈhɛl/ US
- [ˌɡoʊ̯‿ɾə ˈhɛɫ] US
Where it comes from
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".
verb goes to hell · going to hell · went to hell · gone to hell
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, hell.
Similar: go to Halifax
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To go out the window; become ruined; become useless.
Well, that plan has gone to hell.
Similar: go out the window, go to pot, go down the drain, go down the toilet
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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.
Similar: get fucked
Translations
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verb interjection
| Español | váyase al infierno, Thesaurus:vete a la verga |
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| 日本語 | 死ね shine |
| 中文 | 去死吧 qù sǐ ba |
| हिन्दी | भाड़ में जाओ bhāṛ mẽ jāo, भाड़ में जा bhāṛ mẽ jā |
| Português | vá para o inferno!, vai para o inferno! |
| Français | aller se faire voir, va au diable, allez au diable, va mourir |
| Deutsch | fahr zu Hölle, fahrt zu Hölle |
| Italiano | andare al diavolo, andare a remengo, andare a cagare, vaffanculo |
| Ελληνικά | άντε στο διάολο ánte sto diáolo |
| Română | du-te dracului, du-te dracu’, du-te naibii, du-te naiba, du-te în iad |
| Русский | пошёл к чёрту pošól k čórtu, пошла́ к чёрту pošlá k čórtu, пошли́ к чёрту pošlí k čórtu |
| עברית | לך לעזאזל lékh la'azazél |
verb to be ruined, become useless
| Español | irse al infierno, Thesaurus:irse a la verga |
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| 中文 | 失效 shixiao |
| Português | ir por água abaixo, ir ralo abaixo |
| Français | tomber à l'eau, partir en fumée, partir en couille |
| Deutsch | den Bach runtergehen |
| Italiano | andare al diavolo, andare all'inferno |
| Română | se duce dracului, se duce dracu’, se duce naibii, se duce naiba |
| Русский | идет к черту idet k čertu |
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