to hell with
idiom
informal + impolite
—used to say in a forceful and angry way that one does not care about someone or something
They want me to stop, but to hell with them! I'll do what I want to do!
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Escape is the only way to keep him safe, and so Burt, who believes he’s condemned to hell with only his innie’s salvation still possible, takes it on to save his lover from an entirely different life.
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
God bless America, and to hell with the democracy-robbers and life-robbers.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
Well, to hell with the billionaire campaign donors.
—CBS News, 7 July 2024
Desperate people, families and children are turned away with the only real excuse a variation of the simple un-golden rule: Me first, and to hell with you — the authoritarian’s license for domination.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
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Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
God bless America, and to hell with the democracy-robbers and life-robbers.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
Well, to hell with the billionaire campaign donors.
—CBS News, 7 July 2024
Desperate people, families and children are turned away with the only real excuse a variation of the simple un-golden rule: Me first, and to hell with you — the authoritarian’s license for domination.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
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“To hell with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20hell%20with. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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