"go through hell" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-go through hell.ogg Forms: goes through hell [present, singular, third-person], going through hell [participle, present], went through hell [past], gone through hell [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> through hell}} go through hell (third-person singular simple present goes through hell, present participle going through hell, simple past went through hell, past participle gone through hell)
  1. To have a miserable experience. Related terms: go to hell and back, go through fire and water Translations (Translations): mennä läpi helvetin (Finnish), en voir de toutes les couleurs (French), przechodzić piekło [imperfective] (Polish), przejść piekło [perfective] (Polish), pasar las de Caín (Spanish), pasar carros y carretas (Spanish), pasarlas negras (Spanish), pasarlas canutas [euphemistic] (Spanish), sufrir lo indecible (Spanish)

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