to hell with someone Definition

hell
noun

1. The place or state of infinite punishment for the wicked after death.

Thesaurus: abyss, Hades, inferno, nether world, Tophet, pandemonium, underworld, Gehenna, Styx, Acheron.
2. The abode of the dead and evil spirits.
3. Any place or state which causes extensive pain, misery and discomfort.

Thesaurus: torment, affliction, agony, anguish, misery, ordeal, suffering, torture, trial.

exclamation

colloq:
1. Expressing annoyance or exasperation.
2. An expression of strong disagreement or refusal

Example: The hell I will!
Form: the hell

Idiom: a hell of a ... (one hell of a ..., helluva, hellova ...)

colloq
A very great or significant ....
Example: one hell of a row

Idiom: all hell breaks loose (all hell is let loose)

There is chaos and uproar.

Idiom: as hell

Absolutely; extremely.
Example: He's as mad as hell

Idiom: beat the hell out of someone (knock the hell out of someone)

colloq
To beat them severely and violently.

Idiom: come hell or high water

colloq
No matter what problems or difficulties may arise.

Idiom: for the hell of it

colloq
For the fun or sake of it.
Thesaurus: playfully, whimsically, for the fun of it.

Idiom: from hell

Considered to be the most awful ever example of its kind.
Example: boyfriend from hell
Example: anorak from hell

Idiom: from hell

Considered to be the most awful ever example of its kind.
Example: boyfriend from hell
Example: anorak from hell

Idiom: give someone hell

To punish or rebuke them severely.

To make things extremely difficult for them.

Idiom: hell for leather

colloq
At an extremely fast pace.
Example: drove hell for leather to the airport

Idiom: hell to pay

Serious trouble or consequences.

Idiom: like hell

Very much; very hard or fast
Example: Like hell
Example: ran like hell

Idiom: not to have a cat in hell's chance

See under cat.

Idiom: not to have a hope in hell

To have absolutely no chance or hope at all.

Idiom: play hell with

See under play.

Idiom: raise hell

See under raise.

Idiom: to hell with someone or something

An expression of angry disagreement with them or it.

An intention to ignore or reject them or it.

Idiom: what the hell

What does it matter?; who cares?

An expression of surprise and amazement
Example: what the hell are you doing?

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hel.