go to hell and back in English

Forms: goes to hell and back [present, singular, third-person], going to hell and back [participle, present], went to hell and back [past], gone to hell and back [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<goes,,went,gone>}} go to hell and back (third-person singular simple present goes to hell and back, present participle going to hell and back, simple past went to hell and back, past participle gone to hell and back)

Inflected forms

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"go to hell and back" meaning in English

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