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.