Synonyms

go to hell

Idioms

Also,. 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

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"He said to her: 'You're no longer my sister', and she told him to go to hell."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“He has no problem telling his friends like me to go to hell if he does not get what he wants, as he should,” Davis said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

“Tell the hawks to go to hell; you have the capacity to act with practical judgment,” López Obrador said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

Cohn agreed and advised Trump to tell the feds “to go to hell and fight the thing in court.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

“Respect your immortal best friend and tell me what’s happening. I didn’t go to hell and back to not be kept in the loop.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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