Idiom
match made in hell
Meaning
A relationship that is likely to be unhappy or unsuccessful because the two partners are very incompatible with each other.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Their marriage is a match made in hell.”
“Everyone knew they would argue constantly because their personalities were a match made in hell.”
“Despite their initial attraction, the couple soon realized that their conflicting values and temperaments created a match made in hell.”
Examples
simple
“Their marriage is a match made in hell.”
contextual
“Everyone knew they would argue constantly because their personalities were a match made in hell.”
complex
“Despite their initial attraction, the couple soon realized that their conflicting values and temperaments created a match made in hell.”
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