'go to hell in a handbasket' definitions:

Definition of 'go to hell in a handbasket'

From: GCIDE

handbasket \hand"bask*et\ n. a container that is usually woven and has handles.
Syn: basket. [WordNet 1.5]
go to hell in a handbasket to deteriorate substantially and quickly; as, after they lost the contract, the company's profits went to hell in a handbasket. [PJC]