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Meanings of
handbasket
in English
Portuguese
cesta
Catalan
cistell
Spanish
cesto
Back to the meaning
A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
basket
Portuguese
cesta
Usage of
handbasket
in English
1
I am old enough to remember the
hell
-
in
-
a
-
handbasket
conversations on mid-evening television.
2
Christ, we aren't going to hell in a
handbasket
,
we're already there.
3
Can gaming keep the world from going to hell in a
handbasket
?
4
The world is gong to hell in a
handbasket
,
if you ask me.
5
Everything was going to hell in a
handbasket
,
seemed to me.
6
Man, penmanship in the electronic age had really gone to hell in a
handbasket
.
7
But we're all in a southbound
handbasket
together here.
8
Then, in the space of three months, the world went to hell in a
handbasket
.
9
Eve lasted longer then most, but eventually that, too, went to hell in a
handbasket
.
10
The whole town goes to hell in a
handbasket
!
11
This neighborhood's going to heck in a
handbasket
.
12
With practiced expertise, the old man caught them one at a time in a small
handbasket
.
13
Would you like to know how fast the world is going to Hell in a
handbasket
?
14
Country going to hell in a
handbasket
.
15
Ever since we put a man on the moon the whole planet's gone to heck in a
handbasket
.
16
They don't want to give it up even if the economy is going to hell in a
handbasket
.
Other examples for "handbasket"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
handbasket
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
small handbasket
Translations for
handbasket
Portuguese
cesta
cesto
Catalan
cistell
Spanish
cesto
Handbasket
through the time