fresh hell
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9.9
- noun
- Informal
:
nuevo infierno
- What fresh hell is this?
- Oh, what fresh hell
Examples
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I was like, "What fresh hell is this?"
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What fresh hell is this?
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Okay, what fresh hell is this?
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What fresh hell is this?
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What fresh hell is this?
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What fresh hell is this?
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As Dorothy Parker said more than once, "What fresh hell is this?"
Blog text (31) -
Well, here's a new fresh hell of an insight.
Blog text (13) -
I don't even know where to begin trying to describe the fresh hell that is on the stage at the Alberta Rose Theater.
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After enduring weeks of problems, I thought I had resolved everything, but another fresh hell just appeared.
Synonyms
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3.7
A very painful or difficult experience
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5.8
A difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape
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6.8
A place or situation that causes great suffering and pain
How Troublesome
176
7.0
128
3.4
- Informal
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9.9
651
2.4
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1.2
62
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'fresh' (new) with the metaphorical sense of 'hell' (a very bad or distressing situation), so its meaning 'a new terrible problem' is directly inferable from the constituents. Although 'hell' is used figuratively, this is a common and predictable metaphorical extension, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely understand the expression.
Etymology
The idiom fresh hell paints a clear image: you already have problems, and then something new — fresh — and very bad, like a hell, appears. So, it means 'a new and very bad problem that comes after other troubles'.