How to Pronounce "to hell in a handbasket"
expression
tu / tuh / tii-HEL in / in-UH HAND-bas-kit
too-HEL in-AY HAND-baa-skit
Definition
This expression means that something is getting much worse quickly, or is out of control and heading for disaster.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhɛɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhændˌbæskɪt
British English
tˈuː/ /hˈɛl/ /ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /ˈhændˌbɑːskɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
tu / tuh / tii-HEL in / in-UH HAND-bas-kit
UK
too-HEL in-AY HAND-baa-skit
Listen in Context
People say the economy is going to hell in a handbasket.
Without rules, everything would go to hell in a handbasket.
The classroom went to hell in a handbasket when the teacher left.
After the boss quit, the whole department went to hell in a handbasket.