| 词组 | shot to hell |
| 释义 | Idiom (all) shot to hell Theme: RUIN totally ruined. (Informal. Use hell with caution.)My car is all shot to hell and can't be depended on.This knife is shot to hell. I need a sharper one. Slang shot to hell Theme: RUINATION mod. ruined; decimated.This thing is shot to hell. Let's get a new one.My car is shot to hell. (all) shot to hellRuined, worn out, or in very poor condition, especially as a result of misuse or mishandling. After dropping my phone so many times, the screen is all shot to hell. I'm sorry, what's your name again? My memory is shot to hell these days. Our project has been shot to hell now that the budgets have been cut across the company. shoot (someone or something) (all) to hell1. To riddle someone or something with bullets, causing catastrophic damage in the process. The gangsters shot the poor man all to hell. The rebel soldiers shot the post office to hell during their attack. 2. To damage, ruin, or destroy something. You're going to shoot the clutch all to hell with the way you're driving! That power surge shot the circuits to hell in my laptop. A lot of pitchers end up shooting their shoulders to hell due to such large amounts of strain. 3. To completely thwart, spoil, or ruin something. The meddling of those pesky kids has shot my plans to hell! That power surge shot the circuits to hell in my laptop. Our company has been shot to hell by this economic crash. shot to hellWorn out, ruined, as in This carpet is shot to hell, or My privacy's been shot to hell, what with all these reporters. This term alludes to being shot by gunfire. [Slang; late 1800s] shot to hell mod. ruined; decimated. (An elaboration of shot.) This thing is shot to hell. Let’s get a new one. shot to hellHopelessly ruined; completely worn out. This term once meant literally destroyed by gunfire, but by the late nineteenth century it was clearly figurative. Ernest Hemingway used it in the short story Fiesta (1926): “That meant San Sebastian all shot to hell.” |
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