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to hell

to hell adverb: to an extreme extent.

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.
    • 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.1971, Eric Bogle, “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda”

Questions about to hell

What does to hell mean?
To hell means to an extreme extent.
What part of speech is to hell?
To hell is an adverb.

Words near to hell in the dictionary

  1. to God
  2. to hand
  3. to have and to hold
  4. to heck in a handbasket
  5. to heel
  6. to hell
  7. to hell and back
  8. to hell and gone
  9. to hell in a handbasket
  10. to hell in a handcart
  11. to hell with

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