to hell with

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

In May 1988, a 21-year-old from Aberdeen placed an ad in Seattle music magazine The Rocket, seemingly desperate to make a connection: “DRUMMER WANTED. Hard, heavy, to hell with your ‘looks and hair a must.’

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

That’s salacious and sells copies of the Daily Mail, but to hell with the consequences of who might be the human being on the receiving end of that kind of scorn and derision.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 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 Washington Times • Dec. 9, 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