goes to hell

Completely falls apart

Goes to hell describes deterioration or ruin.

When something goes to hell, it falls apart, fails dramatically, or descends into chaos: The project went to hell after the manager quit.

The phrase suggests rapid, often irreversible decline.

Everything went to hell is a common way to summarize catastrophic failure.

Go to hell directed at a person is a curse telling them to leave or expressing angry dismissal.

Related

eternal damnation · deteriorates · down the drain · collapses · declines · falls apart · perdition · perish · handbasket · road to ruin · Gehenna · fire and brimstone · downfall · up in flames · inferno · fail · fiasco · Tartarus

Opposites
deterioration vs improvement

goes to hellimproves

Gets better gradually

gets better · turns around · comes together · falls into place · flourishes

Family

goes, gone, hell, hells, hellish, hellishly, hellhole, hellfire, hellbound

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG