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hell on earth
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hell on earth - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";hell, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pitsregion, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
hell on earth
hell on earthAn awful or extremely unpleasant situation or circumstance. This place has been hell on earth ever since the new manager took over. Following the military coup, inhabitants of the region have described it as a hell on earth.See also: earth, hell, onhell on earthFig. a very unpleasant situation, as if one were in hell. That man made my life hell on earth! The whole time I was there was just hell on earth.See also: earth, hell, onhell on earth If a place or a situation is hell on earth, it is extremely unpleasant. Cannes is magnificent in good weather and hell on earth in bad. Organising it all has been hell on earth, but it's worked absolutely brilliantly. Note: You can also say that a place or situation is a hell on earth. Infectious disease made building the railway a hell on earth for the labourers.See also: earth, hell, ona ˌhell on ˈearth a place or situation that is extremely bad or unpleasant: Life for the ordinary soldiers was hell on earth. OPPOSITE: a heaven on earthSee also: earth, hell, onSee HOE
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Synonyms for hell on earthnoun any place of pain and turmoilSynonyms- hell
- hellhole
- inferno
- snake pit
- the pits
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