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Explanation of a phrase

Posted by ESC on December 07, 2003

In Reply to: Explanation of a phrase posted by jean Spetebroodt on December 07, 2003

: Could anyone explain to me what means :"you've been living hell to me"
: (Saint Quentin Johnny Cash)
: Thanks for your help and your excellent site which is now among my favorites

"Living hell" or "hell on Earth" means things aren't going well. The person is experiencing tortures of the damned while still alive, rather than after death in Hell.

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