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Definition of
handbasket noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
handbasket
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈhændˌbæskət
/
/
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Idioms
go to hell in a handbasket
(
informal
)
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to get into a very bad state
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handbasket
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