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burn in hell

burn in hell verb: an expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a very serious crime or transgression.

Verb

burn in hell (third-person singular simple present burns in hell, present participle burning in hell, simple past and past participle burned in hell or burnt in hell)

  1. (derogatory, offensive) An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a very serious crime or transgression.
    • Wrex: I say every human can burn in hell now--and you'll be there to greet them!2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel
  2. (literally) To spend the afterlife suffering in hell.
    • Ted could die and burn in hell as far as I was concerned.2011, Joyce Turner, Pain Through A Child's Eyes, →ISBN, page 136
    • For some people, salvation is little more than fire insurance— they don't care about this life, they just don't want to burn in hell.2011, Max Lucado, 3:16 Participant's Guide: The Numbers of Hope, →ISBN

Forms of burn in hell

third-person singular presentburns in hell
present participleburning in hell
past participleburned in hell
pastburned in hell
past participleburnt in hell
pastburnt in hell

Questions about burn in hell

What does burn in hell mean?
Burn in hell means an expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a very serious crime or transgression.
What part of speech is burn in hell?
Burn in hell is a verb.
What is the past tense of burn in hell?
The past tense of burn in hell is burned in hell.

Words near burn in hell in the dictionary

  1. burn centers
  2. burn coal
  3. burn daylight
  4. burn down
  5. burn in
  6. burn in hell
  7. Burn Naze
  8. burn notice
  9. burn notices
  10. burn off
  11. burn one down

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