go to hell in a handcart

go to hell in a handcart

To be in an extremely and increasingly bad or ruinous condition; to be on the inevitable path to utter failure or ruin. With this new president in office, our country is going to go to hell in a handcart! After our funding was cut, our project went to hell in a handcart.
See also: go, handcart, hell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • go to hell in a bucket
  • go to hell in a handbasket
  • go to hell in a handbasket, to
  • be going to hell
  • handbasket
  • handcart
  • go to the devil
  • Go to the devil!
  • lead balloon, go over like a
  • go down like a lead balloon
References in periodicals archive
As he is responsible for raising fares way beyond inflation, his message is grossly insulting: only rich men can afford to commute by train, the rest of us can go to hell in a handcart.
It's hardly fare
The poor can start life without Sure Start, Schools shouldn't give out free meals, We can all go to hell in a handcart, If we hadn't just sold off the wheels!
Poets' corner
This was done by a bunch of Scottish Labour MPs who this week exhibited exactly why the population of this country should happily see them go to hell in a handcart.
Ron Mackenna Column: Get rid of the gutless MPs