in hell

idiom

informal + impolite

—used to make a statement or question more forceful

There is no way in hell I'm going!

We don't have a hope in hell of getting out of this mess.

What in hell is wrong now?

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The bar for political activism is in hell, sitting right down there with the bar for discourse. —

Zoe Guy, Vulture, 2 July 2024 Cody produces the latter based on the popular Webtoon comic, about a beloved pop star who takes a tumble from the stairs and wakes up in hell, where she's greeted by her No. 1 stan: the Grim Reaper. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 26 July 2024 There [are] not enough circles in hell for John Carter to visit. —

Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 8 June 2024 Their team-up is a match made in hell — the suit itself combines their like-minded corniness and penchant for dramatics. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024 Moreover, super-god Jupiter reasons: If this daughter does not belong in hell, then she will not be tempted to eat the food in hell. —

Hazlitt, 29 May 2024 The game’s premise of being trapped in hell, which particularly resonated during the pandemic, had opened paths to untold stories about Greek lore. —

Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 13 May 2024 Only to find himself in hell, literally facing Death, who presents him with 12 different lives, each facing a tragic end. —

Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 Yet, there is a special place in hell for the US administration—the only power that could unilaterally halt the genocide—which has instead ramped up its decades-long policy of aiding and abetting. —

Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024