to hell and back
The idiom "to hell and back" is often used to describe surviving extremely difficult or distressing experiences.
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Definition
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(informal, idiomatic)To go through an extremely difficult or distressing situation and survive.
Example
- After going to hell and back with this illness, she's finally in remission.
- He felt like he had been to hell and back during the grueling training camp.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "to hell and back":
to hellthe helllike hellas hellhell or high watergo to hellhell on earthhell-bent for leatherthe hell you say