Idiom
hell week
Meaning
The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new recruits dread hell week every year.”
“The fraternity members forced the pledges to complete several difficult tasks during their hell week.”
“After enduring the relentless physical and mental exhaustion of hell week, the candidates finally earned their place within the elite military unit.”
Examples
simple
“The new recruits dread hell week every year.”
contextual
“The fraternity members forced the pledges to complete several difficult tasks during their hell week.”
complex
“After enduring the relentless physical and mental exhaustion of hell week, the candidates finally earned their place within the elite military unit.”
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