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===Etymology=== |
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The expression dates back to [[Old English]], where it literally meant to go to Hēl, who was the Goddess of Hell (also called Hēl). It was not an insult. |
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Revision as of 22:34, 18 September 2016
English
Etymology
The expression dates back to Old English, where it literally meant to go to Hēl, who was the Goddess of Hell (also called Hēl). It was not an insult.
Verb
go to hell (third-person singular simple present goes to hell, present participle going to hell, simple past went to hell, past participle gone to hell)
- To go out the window; be ruined; be now useless.
- Well, that plan has gone to hell.
- Literally, go to Hell.
- Why did Nancy do that to Jake? She can go to hell.
- (in imperative) Expression of anger directed at someone in contempt, especially after that individual had done something very wrong.
- You want me to voluntarily work the weekend without pay? Go to hell!
Synonyms
- (to be ruined or useless): go out the window, go to pot
- (go to Hell): go to Halifax
- (in imperative): get fucked
Translations
Go "out the window", to be ruined, now useless
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literally, go to Hell
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interjection
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