burn in hell

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Verb

burn in hell (third-person singular simple present burns in hell, present participle burning in hell, simple past and past participle burned in hell or burnt in hell)

  1. (derogatory, somewhat offensive) An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a very serious crime or transgression.
  2. (literally) To spend the afterlife suffering in hell.
    • 2011, Joyce Turner, Pain Through A Child's Eyes, →ISBN, page 136:
      Ted could die and burn in hell as far as I was concerned.
    • 2011, Max Lucado, 3:16 Participant's Guide: The Numbers of Hope, →ISBN:
      For some people, salvation is little more than fire insurance— they don't care about this life, they just don't want to burn in hell.
    • 2012, Bill Petite, A Rose in the Desert, →ISBN:
      I was only about eight years old but the message was loud and clear, “If you die without knowing Jesus as your savior, you will burn in hell for eternity!”