go to hell

Idioms and Phrases

Also, go to the devil or dickens . Go to everlasting torment, ruin, or perdition. For example, Nancy did not mince words but simply told him to go the devil , or Go to hell, Tom, I won't give you another cent . These phrases are often uttered as angry imperatives to order someone to go away. Hell, devil , and dickens (a euphemism for “devil”) all refer to the underworld, the residence of the devil, from which a person would never return.

Example Sentences

The No. 1 issue in the election this year was the economy, which most people think is bad, even if a number of macroeconomic indicators—which can go to hell—suggest that it’s doing pretty well.

From Slate

Donald Trump says the country will "go to hell" and become "communist immediately" if he loses, while Kamala Harris describes her opponent as a "fascist" who wants "unchecked power".

From BBC

“The country is never going to be any better than the people that go into politics, and if we just keep telling them that it’s a dirty business or they’re all crooks, they’ll hear you and and they will stay out of politics and the country will go to hell in a handbag,” he told the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump's running mate JD Vance used the controversy to attack the Biden administration over its handling of the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying that Ms Harris "can go to hell".

From BBC

He later defended his telling Harris to “go to hell,” describing it as a “colloquial phrase.”

From Slate