To be going to hell in a handbasket is to be rapidly deteriorating - on course for disaster.
Simply put, things get worse and worse and don't seem to get better.
Simply put, things get worse and worse and don't seem to get better.
The virus is killing millions of people and thousands of people got laid off. I hate to tell you this but things going to hell in a handbasket.
by Mechavelli June 3, 2020
"GO TO HELL IN STYLE!" -sinful shirts
by diseased sheep August 17, 2005
by JT Return of the Mack 9797 August 3, 2018
John: Hmmmm.... That was great last night sis!
Sister: Yeah, wanna go again?
John: Ok! I'm going to hell! So why shouldn't I live before I do!
Sister: Yeah, wanna go again?
John: Ok! I'm going to hell! So why shouldn't I live before I do!
by GearSecondMaster June 18, 2011
Another name for a flat cap. So named because the wearers (old men and hooligans) are very likely to tell you to go to hell.
by Almet January 5, 2010
Going to hell in a handbasket is defined as a situation, a place, or a person, or an object headed for disaster inescapably and/or precipitately. When used to describe an object or a house, it means that the object or house is becoming derelict, dangerous to live in, a hazard, and incredibly damaged, or already is.
Synonyms "going to hell in a handcart", "going to hell in a handbag", "go to hell in a bucket", "sending something to hell in a handbasket" and "something being like hell in a handbasket".
Synonyms "going to hell in a handcart", "going to hell in a handbag", "go to hell in a bucket", "sending something to hell in a handbasket" and "something being like hell in a handbasket".
Example 1
Person 1: That hoarder house went to hell in a handbasket after that tree branch collapsed the roof.
Person 2: The owner still hasn't repaired the roof.
Example 2
To individuals observing the United States of America from outside of the United States of America during the last 5 years, it looks like the United States of America is going to hell in a handbasket.
Person 1: That hoarder house went to hell in a handbasket after that tree branch collapsed the roof.
Person 2: The owner still hasn't repaired the roof.
Example 2
To individuals observing the United States of America from outside of the United States of America during the last 5 years, it looks like the United States of America is going to hell in a handbasket.
by Annoyed Civilian October 14, 2020
When you do/say something that angers a lot of people and you're sure you'll get into a lot of trouble.
by Trolluminati August 24, 2015