"to hell and back" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} to hell and back (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Greatly, intensely. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: to hell and gone
    Sense id: en-to_hell_and_back-en-adv-tqKqSZtW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to hell and back, {{en-pp}} to hell and back
  1. (idiomatic) Through an extremely difficult or distressing situation. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-to_hell_and_back-en-prep_phrase-FYBHBdlm
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