Idiom
pave the road to hell
Meaning
To lead to a disaster by acting with good intentions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Good intentions often pave the road to hell.”
“He tried to help his friend, but his interference only paved the road to hell.”
“While the policy was designed to foster equality, its unintended consequences paved the road to hell for the local economy.”
Examples
simple
“Good intentions often pave the road to hell.”
contextual
“He tried to help his friend, but his interference only paved the road to hell.”
complex
“While the policy was designed to foster equality, its unintended consequences paved the road to hell for the local economy.”
Origin
From the proverb the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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