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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aw dja-bu kom
"Ao diabo com as consequências!"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to express a reckless or defiant rejection of something or someone.
"To hell with the consequences, let's take the risk!"
- 1
Characterized by a careless, dismissive, or cavalier attitude toward conventional standards.
"His to-hell-with-the-rules attitude eventually got him into trouble."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the imperative phrasal construction combining the prepositional infinitive marker and noun 'hell' with the preposition 'with', dating back to late 19th-century colloquial English. It evolved as an idiom to express utter rejection, dismissal, or disregard for rules, consequences, or entities.
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au diable
Transliteration: oh dyabl
"Au diable les conventions !"
ab mit
Transliteration: ap mɪt
"Ach, zum Teufel mit den Regeln!"
al diavolo
Transliteration: al dja-vo-lo
"Al diavolo le conseguenze!"
al diablo con
Transliteration: al dja-blo kon
"¡Al diablo con las reglas!"
ao diabo com
Transliteration: aw dja-bu kom
"Ao diabo com as consequências!"
भाड़ में जाए
Transliteration: bhaar mein jaye
"नियमों को भाड़ में जाने दो।"
见鬼去吧
Transliteration: jiàn guǐ qù ba
"见鬼去吧那些繁文缛节！"
엿이나 먹어라
Transliteration: yeos-i-na meog-eola
"규칙 같은 건 엿이나 먹어라!"
くそくらえ
Transliteration: kuso kurae
"規則なんか、くそくらえだ！"
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