How to Pronounce "go to hell in a handbasket"
expression
GOH-tuh-HEL-in-uh-HAND-bas-kit
guh-OH-too-HEL-in-ay-HAND-bah-skit
Definition
This expression describes a situation that is getting much worse, usually quickly and uncontrollably, often implying that everything is falling apart or failing.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhɛɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhændˌbæskɪt
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /tˈuː/ /hˈɛl/ /ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /ˈhændˌbɑːskɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH-tuh-HEL-in-uh-HAND-bas-kit
UK
guh-OH-too-HEL-in-ay-HAND-bah-skit
Listen in Context
Everyone says the company is going to hell in a handbasket.
She thinks the world is going to hell in a handbasket.
This project is going to hell in a handbasket because no one is working together.
If prices keep rising like this, the economy will go to hell in a handbasket.