| 词组 | handcarts |
| 释义 | (redirected from handcarts)go to hell in a handcartTo 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. go to hell in a handbasketTo be in an extremely and increasingly bad or ruinous condition; to be on the inevitable path to utter failure or ruin. With the way he's running things, the company is going to hell in a handbasket! After our funding was cut, our project went to hell in a handbasket. go to hell in a handbasketundergo a rapid process of deterioration. North American informalThis expression has been recorded since the early 20th century; variants of it include go to hell in a handcart and go to hell in a basket . 1990 Nature Conservancy I read widely on environmental issues and often feel that ‘the world is going to hell in a handbasket’. go to hell in a handbasketHeading for trouble. The expression might possibly have been inspired by the heads of decapitated prisoners falling or being dumped into handbaskets or handcarts. The “handbasket” alliteration following “going to hell” caught on and was applied to anyone whose behavior was likely to lead to an unhappy consequence. |
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