Idiom
hell on earth
Meaning
A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Working in that noisy office felt like hell on earth.”
“The long flight was delayed for ten hours in a crowded terminal, which felt like absolute hell on earth.”
“Trapped in the trenches during the relentless winter storm, the soldiers described the experience as nothing short of hell on earth.”
Examples
simple
“Working in that noisy office felt like hell on earth.”
contextual
“The long flight was delayed for ten hours in a crowded terminal, which felt like absolute hell on earth.”
complex
“Trapped in the trenches during the relentless winter storm, the soldiers described the experience as nothing short of hell on earth.”
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