someone or something from hell
(someone or something) from hell
Someone or something that is extremely unpleasant or unbearable. God, Mr. Johnson was the gym teacher from hell! He used to make us run laps until we thought we were going to throw up. We were stuck in the traffic jam from hell last weekend. Nearly four hours spent going nowhere!
See also: hell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
someone or something from hell
n. someone or something very intense, annoying, or challenging. (As if the person or thing were a demon from hell.) I just came back from a cruise from hell and have lots of horror stories to tell about the trip.
See also: hell, someone, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (someone or something) from hell
- from hell
- if looks could kill
- if looks could kill...
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- have no stomach for something
- have the stomach for
- fall out with (someone) about (something)
- be tainted by (something)