"match made in hell" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-match made in hell.ogg Forms: matches made in hell [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|matches made in hell}} match made in hell (plural matches made in hell)
  1. (idiomatic) A relationship that is likely to be unhappy or unsuccessful because the two partners are very incompatible with each other. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-match_made_in_hell-en-noun-uvDfjIsR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. (by extension) A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-match_made_in_hell-en-noun-T5Givi7U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

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        "A relationship that is likely to be unhappy or unsuccessful because the two partners are very incompatible with each other."
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        "(idiomatic) A relationship that is likely to be unhappy or unsuccessful because the two partners are very incompatible with each other."
      ],
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          "ref": "2021, Taylor Moore, Down Range, HarperCollins, →ISBN:",
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