"to hell in a handbasket" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 每况愈下
• 走向毁灭

Definition

这个短语表示情况迅速恶化，失控地走向灾难。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式用语，带有幽默或夸张色彩。常用来形容形势、组织或趋势变得一团糟，不用于指特定个人。类似说法有“越来越糟”或“走向毁灭”。

Examples

People say the economy is going to hell in a handbasket.

人们说经济正在**每况愈下**。

Without rules, everything would go to hell in a handbasket.

没有规则，一切都会**变得一团糟**。

The classroom went to hell in a handbasket when the teacher left.

老师一走，教室就**乱成一团**了。

After the boss quit, the whole department went to hell in a handbasket.

老板辞职后，整个部门就**越来越糟**了。

If we don't fix this soon, the project is going to hell in a handbasket.

如果不快点解决，项目就要**完蛋了**。

Some people think the whole world is going to hell in a handbasket these days.

有些人觉得，世界现在**越来越糟**。