go to hell in a handbasketAmerican EnglishAmE informal not politeEFFECTIVE if a system or organization has gone to hell in a handbasket, it has stopped working well and is now working very badly 〔系统或机构〕陷入绝境,败落不堪The education system in this country has gone to hell in a handbasket. 这个国家的教育体系已经山穷水尽。
go to hell in a handbasket• The education system in this state has gone to hell in a handbasket.
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