shot to hell

Idioms  

1. Worn out, ruined, as in This carpet is shot to hell, or My privacy's been shot to hell, what with all these reporters. This term alludes to being shot by gunfire. [Slang; late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

"We thought we had enough to survive but our plans have been shot to hell by the effects of inflation," he says.

From BBC

“I woke up with my liver shot to hell, vomiting, and with stomach pains,” Santillán told The Associated Press in an interview at the hospital.

From Seattle Times

Visiting a vaccine clinic in West Virginia, she encountered signs like “244 years shot to hell in 100 days” and “West Virginia Did Not Choose Biden.”

From Washington Post

Biden needs all the air in his tires and a full tank of gas when he pulls that Corvette into the White House driveway in two months, because this country is shot to hell and running on empty.

From New York Times

And I hate the idea that he’ll get to move on from this while my equilibrium is shot to hell.

From Slate