to hell

to hell

English

Adverb

to hell (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, sometimes vulgar) to an extreme extent
    You really armored yourself to hell for this battle.
  2. (idiomatic, sometimes vulgar) to the point of destruction or punishment
    I'm going to slap you to hell if you dont shut up.
    • 1971, Eric Bogle, “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda”:
      Johnny Turk he was waiting, he'd primed himself well. He showered us with bullets, and he rained us with shell, and in five minutes flat, he'd blown us all straight to hell. Nearly blew us right back to Australia.

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