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to hell with

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  1. Also, the hell with. I'm disgusted with, get rid of, as in To hell with that plan; it's ridiculous, or The hell with that so-called genius; he's made a serious mistake in this report. [Early 1900s]


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And things are about to go to hell with gas prices, diesel prices, oil.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“It may be a little clunky and a little longer and a little messier than just saying in a continuing resolution ‘ah, to hell with it, just keep funding the government.’

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023

The tabloid Sun said the documentary was “made for an American audience — cementing their money-making potential in the US — and to hell with everything and everybody else, including the truth.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

And one showed university students gathering on campuses in Tehran chanting “Killings after killings, to hell with morality police!”

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

This is all very wild and childish, I thought, but to hell with being ashamed of what you liked.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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