to go to hell in (a) handbasket
to go to hell in (a) handbasket
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gå åt skogen, rasa snabbt
to rapidly and irreversibly deteriorate or decline in a manner that is likely to result in a bad outcome or failure
Dialect
American
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disapproving
idiom
informal
Exempel
They have gone to hell in handbasket by ignoring the warning signs of the impending crisis.
Efter den där otrevliga kommentaren gick förhandlingarna åt skogen.
