GO TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET (OR HANDCART) N. AMER.

Meaning of GO TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET (OR HANDCART) N. AMER. in English

go to hell in a handbasket ( or handcart) N. Amer.

informal

deteriorate rapidly.

→ hell

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GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
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HELL — — hell-like , adj. /hel/ , n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the …
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HELL — / hel; NAmE / noun 1. [ sing. ] (usually Hell ) (used without a or the ) in some …
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HELL — I. hell 1 S1 W3 /hel/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . WHEN YOU DIE [uncountable] …
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GO — n. 25B6; verb he's gone into town : MOVE, proceed, make one's way, advance, progress, pass; walk, travel, journey; poetic/literary …
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HANDCART — noun Date: 1640 a cart drawn or pushed by hand
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HANDBASKET — noun Date: 15th century a small portable basket
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AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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HELL — I. ˈhel noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan …
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GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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HANDCART — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a cart drawn or pushed by hand
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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HANDCART — (n.) A cart drawn or pushed by hand.
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HANDCART — ( n. ) A cart drawn or pushed by hand.
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'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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HANDCART — /hand"kahrt'/ , n. a small cart drawn or pushed by hand. [ 1630-40; HAND + CART ]
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HANDBASKET — /hand"bas'kit, -bah'skit/ , n. 1. a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand. 2. go to hell in …
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GO — go 1 /goh/ , v. , went, gone, going , n. , pl. goes , interj., adj. v.i. 1. to …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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HANDCART — n. cart that is pushed or pulled by hand
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HANDBASKET — n. small woven basket with a handle
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
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HELL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, …
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HANDCART — noun Date: 1640 : a cart drawn or pushed by hand
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HANDBASKET — noun Date: 15th century : a small portable basket — usually used in the phrase to hell in a handbasket …
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AMER — America; American
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HELL — vt a gambling house. 2. hell ·vt to overwhelm. 3. hell ·vt a place where outcast persons or things are …
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HANDCART — noun a cart drawn or pushed by hand.
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GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
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HANDCART — ■ noun a small cart pushed or drawn by hand.
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N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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HELL — [hell] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE helan to conceal, OHG helan, L celare, Gk kalyptein] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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HANDCART — [hand.cart] n (1640): a cart drawn or pushed by hand
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HANDBASKET — [hand.bas.ket] n (15c): a small portable basket--usu. used in the phrase to hell in a handbasket denoting rapid and utter …
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GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
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HELL — the abode or state of being of evil spirits or souls that are damned to postmortem punishment. Derived from an …
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AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
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'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
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N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
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HANDCART — handcart BrE AmE ˈhæn d kɑːt ⇨ˈhæŋ- AmE \ -kɑːrt ▷ handcart|s s
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HANDBASKET — handbasket BrE AmE ˈhæn d ˌbɑːsk ɪt ⇨ˈhæm-, § -ˌbæsk-, -ət AmE -ˌbæsk- ▷ handbasket|s s
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N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
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HANDCART — / ˈhændkɑːt; NAmE -kɑːrt/ noun = cart
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HANDBASKET — / ˈhændbɑːskɪt; NAmE -bæs-/ noun • IDIOMS - go to hell in a handbasket
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GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
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HANDCART — hand ‧ cart /ˈhændkɑːt $ -kɑːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a small vehicle that you push or pull by hand …
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GO — I. go 1 S1 W1 /ɡəʊ $ ɡoʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense went /went/, past participle gone /ɡɒn …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
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HANDCART — n. a small cart pushed or drawn by hand.
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GO — v., n., & adj. --v. (3rd sing. present goes; past went; past part. gone) 1 intr. a start moving or …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
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HANDCART — n. a small cart pushed or drawn by hand.
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GO — v., n., & adj. v. (3rd sing. present goes; past went; past part. gone) 1 intr. a start moving or …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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