go to hell

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• UK: /ˌɡəʊ tə ˈhɛl/
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• US: /ˌɡoʊ tə ˈhɛl/
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• US: [ˌɡoʊ̯‿ɾə ˈhɛɫ]
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The third sense is first attested in Shakespeare. The second sense is a variation of older go to the devil. The literal sense is attested since Old English with various verbs for "to go".

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 失效 (shixiao) — to be ruined, become useless
• Danish: gå ad helvede til — to be ruined, become useless
• Dutch: naar de klote gaan — to be ruined, become useless
• Finnish: mennä päin helvettiä — to be ruined, become useless
• French: tomber à l'eau — to be ruined, become useless
• French: partir en fumée — to be ruined, become useless
• French: partir en couille — to be ruined, become useless
• German: den Bach runtergehen — to be ruined, become useless
• Italian: andare al diavolo — to be ruined, become useless
• Italian: andare all'inferno — to be ruined, become useless
• Malay: pergi mampus — to be ruined, become useless
• Polish: psuć się — to be ruined, become useless
• Polish: zepsuć się — to be ruined, become useless
• Portuguese: ir por água abaixo — to be ruined, become useless
• Portuguese: ir ralo abaixo — to be ruined, become useless
• Romanian: se duce dracului — to be ruined, become useless
• Romanian: se duce dracu' — to be ruined, become useless
• Romanian: se duce naibii — to be ruined, become useless
• Romanian: se duce naiba — to be ruined, become useless
• Russian: идет к черту (idet k čertu) — to be ruined, become useless
• Swedish: gå åt helvete — to be ruined, become useless
• Swedish: gå åt skogen — to be ruined, become useless
• Bulgarian: върви по дяволите (vǎrvi po djavolite) — interjection
• Bulgarian: върви в ада (vǎrvi v ada) — interjection
• Chinese Mandarin: 去死吧 (qù sǐ ba) — interjection
• Danish: gå ad helvede til — interjection
• Danish: gå ad Pommern til — interjection
• Danish: ad helvede til — interjection
• Esperanto: iru kacen — interjection
• Finnish: painu helvettiin — interjection
• French: aller se faire voir — interjection
• French: va au diable — interjection
• French: allez au diable — interjection
• French: va mourir — interjection
• German: fahr zu Hölle — interjection
• German: fahrt zu Hölle — interjection
• Greek: άντε στο διάολο (ánte sto diáolo) — interjection
• Ancient Greek: ἔρρε (érrhe) — interjection
• Hebrew: לך לעזאזל (lékh la'azazél) — interjection
• Hindi: भाड़ में जाओ (bhāṛ mẽ jāo) — interjection
• Hindi: भाड़ में जा (bhāṛ mẽ jā) — interjection
• Hungarian: menj a pokolba — interjection
• Irish: téigh go h-ifreann — interjection
• Irish: téigí go h-ifreann — interjection
• Italian: andare al diavolo — interjection
• Italian: andare a remengo — interjection
• Italian: andare a cagare — interjection
• Italian: vaffanculo — interjection
• Japanese: 死ね (shine) — interjection
• Malay: pergi mampus — interjection
• Norwegian: dra til helvete — interjection
• Pannonian Rusyn: идз до чорта (idz do čorta) — interjection
• Pannonian Rusyn: идз до дябла (idz do djabla) — interjection
• Pannonian Rusyn: гет до беса (het do besa) — interjection
• Polish: idź do diabła — interjection
• Portuguese: vá para o inferno! — interjection
• Portuguese: vai para o inferno! — interjection
• Romanian: du-te dracului — interjection
• Romanian: du-te dracu' — interjection
• Romanian: du-te naibii — interjection
• Romanian: du-te naiba — interjection
• Romanian: du-te în iad — interjection
• Russian: пошёл к чёрту (pošól k čórtu) — interjection
• Russian: пошла́ к чёрту (pošlá k čórtu) — interjection
• Russian: пошли́ к чёрту (pošlí k čórtu) — interjection
• Serbo-Croatian: иди до ђавола — interjection
• Serbo-Croatian: иди у пакао — interjection
• Serbo-Croatian: idi do đavola — interjection
• Serbo-Croatian: idi u pakao — interjection
• Spanish: ¡vete al infierno! — interjection
• Spanish: ¡vete a la mierda! — interjection
• Spanish: ¡vete a tomar por culo! — interjection
• Swedish: dra åt helvete — interjection
• Swedish: fara åt helvete — interjection
• Turkish: cehenneme git — interjection
• Ukrainian: до бі́са (do bísa) — interjection
• Urdu: بھاڑ میں جاؤ! (bhāṛ meṉ jā'o!) — interjection
• Urdu: بھاڑ میں جا! (bhāṛ meṉ jā!) — interjection
• Welsh: dos i uffern — interjection
• Welsh: ewch i uffern — interjection
• Yiddish: גיי אין דר׳ערד (gey in dr'erd) — interjection