hell mend

hɛl mɛnd

Definition

Definition of hell mend - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

emotion

Dated

express indifference to someone's misfortune

Dated

If he loses his job, hell mend him.
He ignored the warnings, so hell mend him.
She refused help, so hell mend her.

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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.

Expressions with mend

on the mend

adj.

recovering from an illness or injury

After the surgery, she is on the mend.

it's never too late to mend

exp.

encourage change or improvement at any age or time

It's never too late to mend and start living healthier.

mend fences

repair damaged relationships or improve poor relations

After the argument, they took time to mend fences and restore their friendship..

mend one's fences

repair relationships or make peace with others

After the argument, he tried to mend his fences with his friend.

mend one's ways

recognize faults and try to improve behavior

After the warning, he decided to mend his ways.

you'd better mend your ways

exp.

change your behavior to be better

You'd better mend your ways before it's too late.

mend the rift

fix a broken relationship or solve a disagreement

They tried to mend the rift between the two friends.

mend one's manners

improve one's behavior or etiquette

He was told to mend his manners at the dinner table.

mend relations

make a relationship better after problems or conflict

They tried to mend relations after the argument.

mend matters

make a situation or problem better or fixed

He tried to mend matters after the argument.

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French:tant pis pour lui, ...
German:selbst schuld, ...
Italian:peggio per lui, ...
Spanish:bien merecido lo tiene, ...
Portuguese:azar o dele, ...
Chinese:不关心, ...
Japanese:自業自得だ, ...
Arabic:يَسْتَحِقُّ ذَلِكَ, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁיִּסְתַּדֵּר, ...
Russian:пусть сам расхлёбывает, ...
Ukrainian:йому ж гірше, ...
Hindi:कोई परवाह नहीं करना, ...
Bengali:আমার কিছু যায় আসে না, ...
Catalan:que s'espavili, ...
Czech:dobře mu tak, ...
Danish:helvede helbreder, ...
Dutch:eigen schuld, dikke bult, ...
Greek:ας πρόσεχε, ...
Hungarian:megérdemli, ...
Khmer:គាត់សមនឹងទទួលផលកម្មរបស់គាត់, ...
Korean:알 바 아니다, ...
Persian:خودش خواسته, ...
Polish:to jego problem, ...
Portuguese (BR):bem feito pra ele, ...
Romanian:treaba lui, ...
Swedish:det är hans problem, ...
Thai:ไม่แยแส, ...
Turkish:bana ne, ...
Vietnamese:kệ anh ta, ...

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