hell on
hell on (someone or something)
1. To be distressing or unpleasant for someone. This wait has been hell on me. I just want to know if I got the job already!
2. To be harmful or detrimental to something. All this snow and salt has been hell on my suede boots.
See also: hell, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hell on
Informal1. Damaging or destructive to: Driving in a hilly town is hell on the brakes.
2. Unpleasant to or painful for.
See also: hell, on
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- hell on (someone or something)
- be hell on
- be hell on (one)
- see the funny side (of something)
- see the funny side of something
- a bad quarter of an hour
- do (someone or oneself) no favors
- do somebody no favours
- gut-wrenching
- wrench