go to hell
Meaning
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, hell.
- To go out the window; be ruined; be now useless.
- (derogatory, offensive) An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a serious crime or transgression.
Synonyms
Translations
άι στο διάβολο
aller en enfer
ir ralo abaixo ir para o inferno
vete al infierno vete a la porra
cehenneme gitEtymology
In summary
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".
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