Collocations for hell - noun
1. place bad people are said to go to when they die
PHRASES
the fires of hell,
the flames of hell
Lava poured out of the volcano, glowing like the fires of hell.
Lava poured out of the volcano, glowing like the fires of hell.
2. very unpleasant place/situation
ADJECTIVE
absolute,
pure,
sheer,
total (esp. AmE),
utter
It was sheer hell having to sit through hours of boring lectures!
It was sheer hell having to sit through hours of boring lectures!
living
The last few weeks have been a living hell for the refugees.
The last few weeks have been a living hell for the refugees.
personal,
private
She'd been going through her own personal hell over the last month.
She'd been going through her own personal hell over the last month.
suburban,
urban
VERB + hell
endure,
go through
She's been going through hell with that bad tooth.
She's been going through hell with that bad tooth.
give sb,
make sb's life
Her boss is making her life hell.
Her boss is making her life hell.
escape
I'm never going to escape this hell.
I'm never going to escape this hell.
PHRASES
the … from hell
She's the girlfriend from hell—I don't know know why he puts up with her.
She's the girlfriend from hell—I don't know know why he puts up with her.
hell on earth
For someone who doesn't like heat, Florida would be hell on earth.
For someone who doesn't like heat, Florida would be hell on earth.