hell and back

Definition

Definition of hell and back - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

challengevery difficult experience survived

She has been through hell and back with her illness.

ordeal

trial

Adverb

difficultyexperiencing extreme difficulty and returning

She has been through hell and back with her illness.

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to hell and back

adv.

through extreme difficulties or challenges

She went to hell and back to finish the project on time.

go to hell and back

experience a very difficult situation and survive

She went to hell and back during the crisis.

Expressions with hell

hell raising

causing trouble for fun or excitement

The teenagers were known for their hell raising at parties.

living hell

state or place of extreme suffering or torment

After the accident, his life became a living hell.

catch hell

receive severe criticism or punishment

He will catch hell for missing the meeting.

flipping hell

intj.

shows anger or irritation at someone or something

Flipping hell, why won't this work!

it was hell

exp.

it was extremely painful, hard, or unpleasant

The recovery after surgery was hell.

that was hell

exp.

that experience was extremely painful, hard, or awful

After the stormy flight, that was hell.

Examples of hell and back in a sentence

The team has been to hell and back this season.
He went through hell and back during the war.
They've been to hell and back trying to save their business.

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French:épreuve difficile, à travers des épreuves terribles, ...
German:die Hölle durchleben, Hölle und wieder zurück, ...
Italian:calvario, attraverso mille difficoltà, ...
Spanish:infierno, por un infierno, ...
Portuguese:um inferno, passar por um verdadeiro calvário, ...
Chinese:地狱般的磨难, 千辛万苦, ...
Japanese:地獄を見てきた, 地獄を見て戻ってきた, ...
Arabic:مُعاناة قاسِيَة, عَانَى الأَمَرَّيْن, ...
Hebrew:גֵּיהִינוֹם וַחֲזָרָה, דֶּרֶךְ כָּל מַדּוֹרֵי הַגֵּיהִנּוֹם, ...
Russian:ад, через ад и обратно, ...
Ukrainian:всі кола пекла, крізь пекло і назад, ...
Hindi:बहुत कठिन और पीड़ादायक अनुभव, भयंकर मुश्किलों से गुज़रकर, ...
Bengali:ভয়াবহ দুর্ভোগের অভিজ্ঞতা, চরম কষ্টে, ...
Catalan:calvari, passant un infern, ...
Czech:těžká zkouška, peklem a zpátky, ...
Danish:prøvelse, igennem ild og vand, ...
Dutch:een hel en terug, door een hel gegaan, ...
Greek:δύσκολη δοκιμασία, από την κόλαση και πίσω, ...
Hungarian:megpróbáltatás, poklot járt meg, ...
Khmer:បទពិសោធន៍ដ៏លំបាកវេទនាខ្លាំងដែលបានឆ្លងផុត, ឆ្លងកាត់ការលំបាកវេទនាយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ហើយត្រឡប់មកវិញ, ...
Korean:고난, 고난을 겪고, ...
Persian:دوران بسیار سخت, از سختی‌های وحشتناک گذشتن, ...
Polish:piekło, przez piekło, ...
Portuguese (BR):calvário, por um calvário, ...
Romanian:chinuri, chinuri groaznice, ...
Swedish:eld och vatten, svårigheter, ...
Thai:ประสบการณ์เลวร้าย, ผ่านมาอย่างหนัก, ...
Turkish:büyük zorluk, çok zorluk çekti, ...
Vietnamese:thử thách khắc nghiệt, trải qua muôn vàn khổ sở, ...

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