been to hell and back



been to hell and back

phr. to have survived a great deal of trouble. What a terrible day! I feel like I have been to hell and back.
See also: and, back, been, hell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Margaretamahr-gah-RE-tah (German), MAHR-gah-re-tah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, Finnish, Croatian
GaweŁGAH-vewPolish
Glendower-Welsh
Yotam-Biblical Hebrew
Sanders['sændəs]
Hikmat-Arabic