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. ( Can this (+ ) etymology be sourced ?)
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 )
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go , to , hell .
To go out the window ; be ruined; be now useless.
Well, that plan has gone to hell .
Expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has done something very wrong.
Why did Nancy do that to Jake? She can go to hell .
You want me to voluntarily work the weekend without pay? Go to hell!
Synonyms
Translations
to be ruined, become useless
interjection
Chinese:
Mandarin: 去 死 吧 ( qù sǐ ba )
Danish: gå ad helvede til , gå ad Pommern til
Finnish: painu helvettiin
French: aller se faire voir (fr) , va au diable (fr) , allez au diable
German: fahr zu Hölle , fahrt zu Hölle pl
Greek: άντε στο διάολο ( ánte sto diáolo )
Hebrew: לך לעזאזל ( lékh la'azazél )
Hindi: भाड़ में जाओ! ( bhāṛ mẽ jāo! ) , भाड़ में जा! ( bhāṛ mẽ jā! )
Hungarian: menj a pokolba
Irish: téigh go h-ifreann , téigí go h-ifreann
Italian: andare al diavolo , andare a remengo , andare a cagare
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Macedonian: о́ди по ѓаво́лите ( ódi po ǵavólite ) ( literally "go to the devils" )
Norwegian: dra til helvete (no)
Polish: idź do diabła
Portuguese: vá /vai para o inferno !
Romanian: du-te dracului
Russian: пошёл к чёрту m ( pošól k čórtu ) , пошла́ к чёрту f ( pošlá k čórtu ) , пошли́ к чёрту pl ( pošlí k čórtu )
Serbo-Croatian: ideš u pakao n
Spanish: vete al infierno , ¡vete a la mierda! , ¡vete a tomar por culo!
Swedish: dra åt helvete (sv) , fara åt helvete
Turkish: cehenneme git
Welsh: dos i uffern , ewch i uffern
Yiddish: גיי אין דר׳ערד ( gey in dr'erd )
See also