From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgo to hell in a handbasketgo to hell in a handbasketAmerican English informal not politeEFFECTIVE if a system or organization has gone to hell in a handbasket, it has stopped working well and is now working very badlyThe education system in this country has gone to hell in a handbasket. → hell
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go to hell in a handbasket• The education system in this state has gone to hell in a handbasket. 