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Definition of going to hell in a handbasket

go to hell in a handbasket

verb

  • to be headed for disaster.
    This country is going to hell in a handbasket.
                                                                          

    Citation from "Of Mice & Jazz-Kwon Do", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on May 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to':

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