go to hell in a handbasket undergo a rapid process of deterioration. North American informal
☞ This 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.
2004Geoffrey NunbergGoing Nuclear The language is going to hell in a handbasket.
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