fresh hell

"Fresh hell" is a colloquial expression popularized by writer Dorothy Parker, used to express frustration when faced with new, unwelcome challenges.

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Definition

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(informal, colloquial)A new and particularly distressing or challenging situation.

Example

  • Every Monday brings a fresh hell of emails and meetings.
  • What fresh hell awaits us in today's traffic?

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(informal, colloquial)An unexpected and unwelcome difficulty or problem.

Example

  • Just when I thought my day couldn't get worse, a fresh hell arrived in the form of a flat tire.
  • What fresh hell is this? The printer stopped working again!

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "fresh hell":

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