al diavolo

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to the devil.”

Interjection

al diavolo

1. to hell with
   • 2016, Stranger Things, season 1, episode 6:

     Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo): Non puoi averne [dei migliori amici] più di uno. / Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard): Chi lo dice? / La logica. / Al diavolo la logica, anche tu sei il mio migliore amico.

     You can't have more than one best friend. / Says who? / Says logic. / Well I call bull on your logic, because you're my best friend too.

     (literally, “You cannot have more than one of them [best friends]. / Who says it? / Logic. / To hell with logic, you are also my best friend.”)

Derived terms

• andare al diavolo