English Explanatory Dictionary

go to hell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, hell.
  2. To go out the window; become ruined; become useless.
  3. An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a serious crime or transgression.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡəʊ tə ˈhɛl/ /ˌɡoʊ tə ˈhɛl/ [ˌɡoʊ̯‿ɾə ˈhɛɫ] en-us-go to hell.ogg

Word forms

go to hell goes to hell going to hell went to hell gone to hell

Etymology

The third sense is first attested in Shakespeare. The second sense is a variation of older go to the devil. The literal sense is attested since Old English with various verbs for "to go".

Synonyms

go to Halifax go out the window go to pot go down the drain go down the toilet get fucked

Related words

go to the devil go die in a fire go jump in a lake go jump off a cliff go jump off a building to hell in a handbasket

Translations

Bulgarian: върви по дяволите Bulgarian: върви в ада Chinese Mandarin: 去死吧 Danish: gå ad helvede til Danish: gå ad Pommern til Danish: ad helvede til Esperanto: iru kacen Finnish: painu helvettiin French: aller se faire voir French: va au diable French: allez au diable French: va mourir German: fahr zu Hölle German: fahrt zu Hölle Greek: άντε στο διάολο Ancient Greek: ἔρρε Hebrew: לך לעזאזל Hindi: भाड़ में जाओ Hindi: भाड़ में जा Hungarian: menj a pokolba Irish: téigh go h-ifreann Irish: téigí go h-ifreann Italian: andare al diavolo Italian: andare a remengo Italian: andare a cagare Italian: vaffanculo Japanese: 死ね Malay: pergi mampus Norwegian: dra til helvete Pannonian Rusyn: идз до чорта Pannonian Rusyn: идз до дябла Pannonian Rusyn: гет до беса Polish: idź do diabła Portuguese: vá para o inferno! Portuguese: vai para o inferno! Romanian: du-te dracului Romanian: du-te dracu' Romanian: du-te naibii Romanian: du-te naiba Romanian: du-te în iad Russian: пошёл к чёрту Russian: пошла́ к чёрту Russian: пошли́ к чёрту Serbo-Croatian: иди до ђавола Serbo-Croatian: иди у пакао Serbo-Croatian: idi do đavola Serbo-Croatian: idi u pakao Spanish: ¡vete al infierno! Spanish: ¡vete a la mierda! Spanish: ¡vete a tomar por culo! Swedish: dra åt helvete Swedish: fara åt helvete Turkish: cehenneme git Ukrainian: до бі́са Urdu: بھاڑ میں جاؤ! Urdu: بھاڑ میں جا! Welsh: dos i uffern Welsh: ewch i uffern Yiddish: גיי אין דר׳ערד
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