go to hell in a handbasket
idiom
US, informal
: to become completely ruined
He's convinced that the country is going to hell in a handbasket.
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“Go to hell in a handbasket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20hell%20in%20a%20handbasket. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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