Meaning Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- When the British went over the top at the Somme the soldiers didn't realise they were headed for hell in a handbasket.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Going to hell in a handbasket
What does "Going to hell in a handbasket" mean?
Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.
Going to hell in a handbasket
USA, 19th century.